A major crash at Post Oak Boulevard and Transco Three Drive early Friday morning added to one of the busiest intersections in the LTA real-time incident database.
Responding officers arrived at the scene around 4:47 AM to find the vehicles involved. The intersection saw significant incident volume over the past month — 56 total crashes recorded in the past 30 days alone, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, with 31 of those classified as major. Over a 90-day span, the location logged 207 incidents, 112 of them major events.
Friday proved to be the single busiest day of the week at this intersection historically. Over the past 90 days, Fridays accounted for 36 of the location's crashes — more than any other day. The timing pattern at Post Oak and Transco Three is unusual: most crashes here fall outside the weekday commute peaks. The single busiest hour is 2-3 PM, when 16 crashes occurred over the 90-day window.
The corridor's crash history stretches back much further. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the area near this intersection has recorded 1,894 crashes since January 2020, including 3 fatal incidents. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 770 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.2% of the total — 519 of the 3,933 vehicle units involved in crashes at the corridor since 2020.
Weather conditions at the time of Friday's crash were clear, with broken clouds and temperatures around 80°F. Harris County recorded 17,104 total incidents in the past 30 days, with 17 fatalities across the county.
The road reopened following standard incident-response procedures. Drivers using Post Oak Boulevard should remain alert at this intersection, particularly during afternoon hours when congestion historically peaks.
Update (12:50 PM CT): The major crash at 3000 POST OAK BOULEVARD at THE BLOCK OF TRANSCO THREE DRIVE, first reported at 4:47 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.
3000 POST OAK BLVD @ BLK TRANSCO THREE DR
Harris County, Texas
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