Crane Street crash at Black Lockwood early Saturday

A motor vehicle incident shut down the intersection of Crane Street and Black Lockwood Drive around 5:25 AM on Saturday, August 29, disrupting an otherwise quiet Saturday morning.

Responding officers found a major crash that required extended scene management. The incident tied up the intersection during the early morning hours when traffic is typically light, but the blockage still created complications for early risers and shift workers moving through the area.

This crash marks the 14th incident at this intersection in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, the intersection has logged 92 total incidents—60 of them major—including 6 fatalities. That track record makes Crane and Black Lockwood one of the region's more active crash locations.

According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records dating back to January 2020, this corridor has seen 228 crashes within about a quarter-mile, with "Failed To Control Speed" cited as the leading contributing factor in 30 of those crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 14.8% of the crashes here over that same period. Among vehicles involved, Chevrolet models appear most frequently in the crash records.

LTA data shows that most crashes at this intersection fall outside the weekday commute peaks. However, Saturdays have been particularly active—the intersection logged 6 incidents on Saturdays alone over the past 90 days, making it the highest-incident day of the week at this location.

Weather conditions at the time of the incident were clear, with temperatures around 77 degrees. The road surface and visibility were not factors in this particular crash.

Authorities cleared the scene and restored normal traffic flow to the intersection. If you drive this corridor regularly, be aware that the intersection's incident frequency is well above typical rates for the area. Exercise extra caution, especially during turning movements and when approaching from any direction.