McCarty Street crash at Manitou Drive early Sunday

A major crash at the intersection of McCarty Street and Manitou Drive sent at least one vehicle into the barrier around 4:21 AM on Sunday, September 6. The collision unfolded in the predawn darkness on a quiet morning when traffic typically thins out across the region.

Responding officers secured the scene and cleared the roadway. No information about injuries or vehicle counts was immediately available.

This intersection carries a heavy crash history. According to LTA data, the location logged 15 incidents over the past 30 days—seven of them major collisions like this one. Over the past 90 days, the intersection has seen 71 total incidents, with 25 classified as major. In the past 12 months, there have been 130 incidents at this location, including 38 major crashes.

State crash records tell a deeper story. Since January 2020, the intersection and its immediate vicinity have recorded 149 crashes, including 2 fatalities, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 34 crashes at the corridor. The hit-and-run rate here sits at 7.8 percent—28 of 361 vehicles involved in crashes at this location left the scene.

Timing data reveals a pattern distinct from typical commute corridors. Most crashes here fall outside the weekday rush hour peaks; the single busiest hour is 2 to 3 PM, when 7 crashes have occurred. Mondays rank as the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 15 recorded crashes.

Weather conditions at the time of this incident were clear—broken clouds and 80 degrees—so visibility and wet pavement were not factors.

Harris County saw 16,895 incidents in the past 30 days, including 19 fatalities. This single intersection accounts for a concentration of crashes that stands apart from typical countywide patterns.

Update (12:25 PM CT): The major crash at 4601 N MCCARTY STREET at 3801 MANITOU DRIVE, first reported at 4:21 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.