A major crash at Chenevert Street and Blackberry Street brought traffic to a halt Wednesday morning at 10:58 AM in Harris County.
Responding officers worked to clear the scene after the collision. The intersection sits at a location with a well-documented pattern of repeated incidents. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 31 crashes have occurred at this intersection over the past 30 days alone—22 of them major collisions. Over the past 90 days, the count climbs to 313 total incidents, with 277 classified as major and 2 fatal.
The timing of today's crash stands outside the typical weekday commute rush. LTA data shows that most crashes here fall outside peak commute hours, with the single busiest hour at this intersection occurring between 3 and 4 PM, when 19 crashes have been recorded. Saturdays emerge as the highest-incident day across a 90-day window, with 41 recorded crashes on Saturdays alone.
At the broader county level, Harris County recorded 17,929 incidents over the past 30 days, including 16 fatals. The Wednesday-morning crash occurred under clear skies with temperatures near 93 degrees.
For drivers familiar with this intersection, today's incident adds to an already striking safety profile. State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation document 1,541 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, resulting in 3 fatals. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 568 crashes at the corridor. Hit-and-run incidents account for 12.3 percent of crashes here—400 of 3,242 units involved over that same span.
Authorities cleared the scene and traffic flow was restored. Drivers traveling in the area should remain alert at this intersection, particularly during afternoon hours when incident frequency peaks.
**Update (7:00 PM CT):** The major crash at 3501 CHENEVERT ST @ BLK BERRY ST, first reported at 10:58 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
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