A major crash at 1510 Esther Drive sent one person to the hospital in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 3rd around 1:21 AM. Responding officers worked the scene in overcast conditions as traffic moved slowly through the residential area.
The incident marks the second major crash in just 30 days at this location, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, Esther Drive has been the site of 167 total incidents, with 103 classified as major — a pattern that stands out even in Harris County's broader traffic picture. The county logged 17,108 incidents in the same 30-day window, with 17 of those fatal.
Crashes here don't follow a single rush-hour window. While the busiest hour is 7 to 8 PM with seven crashes recorded over the trailing period, incidents occur throughout the day and night at varied times. Fridays have historically been the heaviest day for crashes at this location, with 10 incidents logged in a 90-day span.
According to state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation, 237 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this address since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 55 crashes at the corridor. A hit-and-run rate of 8.9 percent — 43 of 485 units involved in crashes — also characterizes this stretch.
The road remained accessible Thursday morning, though delays persisted as crews finished their work. No alternate route information was available at the time of this report.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 12, 2026.
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