A major crash on Seamist Drive early Monday left two people injured as crews responded in the pre-dawn hours.
The collision happened at 4:32 AM on August 31. Emergency responders arrived to find significant damage. The crash shut down traffic on the residential street while crews worked the scene and transported the injured.
Seamist Drive has seen considerable crash activity over the past year. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the location recorded 29 total incidents in the past 12 months, with 12 of those classified as major crashes. In the past 30 days alone, five incidents occurred at this address, including this morning's crash.
Monday proved an active day at this location historically — the LTA database shows Mondays account for three of the corridor's 90-day incident count.
Looking at longer-term state data, TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 49 crashes at this corridor since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading contributing factor, cited in 7 crashes. A small percentage of incidents at the location—7.1% according to state records—involved drivers who left the scene.
Weather conditions at the time of the crash were scattered clouds and 79 degrees, with no adverse weather factors reported.
The road was cleared and traffic returned to normal flow following the response.
Update (12:35 PM CT): The major crash at 1701 SEAMIST DR, first reported at 4:32 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 12, 2026.
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