A crash at 9640 Clinton Drive in Harris County early Tuesday morning adds to a growing pattern of collisions on this residential stretch. The incident happened at 3:37 AM on September 8, 2026.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, six crashes have hit this location over the past 30 days, with three classified as major incidents. Over a 12-month span, the address shows the same pattern—six total crashes with three marked major—suggesting a persistent concentration of collisions.
State crash records paint a detailed picture of what's been happening here. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records dating back to January 2020, 44 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this address. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Turning Left" as the leading factor, cited in 9 crashes. That left-turn issue accounts for a significant slice of the collision history at this intersection.
Chevrolet vehicles are the most common make involved in crashes at this corridor, appearing in 19 of the 44 crashes documented since January 2020. Hit-and-run incidents represent 6.6% of all crashes here—six of the 91 vehicle units involved over that period simply left the scene.
Weather conditions at the time of Tuesday's incident were benign—few clouds and 82 degrees—so atmospheric factors didn't contribute to this particular wreck.
The Clinton Drive corridor sits within Harris County's broader traffic landscape. Over the past 30 days countywide, the county recorded 16,325 total incidents with 19 fatal crashes, per LTA data.
Conditions at this early morning hour meant light traffic volume, limiting downstream backup effects. However, the incident underscores a location with repeated collision activity that warrants attention from anyone regularly traveling this residential stretch, particularly during left turns.
Update (4:45 AM CT): The major crash at 9640 CLINTON DRIVE, first reported at 3:37 AM, has cleared after approximately 1 hour and 8 minutes. 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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