Hardy Toll northbound wreck at Crosstimbers; 18 incidents in 30 days

A major crash on Hardy Toll Road northbound at Crosstimbers Street at 4:59 AM Tuesday, September 08 snarled the morning commute as responding officers worked to clear the roadway. The incident occurred in clear conditions—few clouds, 81 degrees—but the location itself carries a troubling recent history.

According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this intersection has seen 18 crashes in the past 30 days, with 14 of those classified as major incidents. Over the past 90 days, the count reaches 51 total crashes, 31 of them major. That's a pattern that extends back further: in the past 12 months, 157 crashes have occurred at this location, 96 of them major.

The Hardy Toll northbound at Crosstimbers isn't a one-time trouble spot. Since January 2020, state crash records show 394 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this corridor, per TxDOT CRIS public records. Over that same period, contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 101 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor sits at 12.8 percent, with 106 of 827 units involved leaving the scene.

Though the single busiest hour at this location is 5–6 PM (when four crashes occurred in recent weeks), crashes here happen at varied times rather than concentrating in one narrow window. Early-morning incidents like Tuesday's wreck aren't anomalies—they're part of a pattern of collisions that occur throughout the day and night.

Responding officers cleared the scene, and traffic flow was restored. Drivers heading northbound on Hardy Toll should remain alert at this intersection, as the corridor's incident rate remains well above typical freeway patterns. The 30-day count alone places this location among the highest-incident stretches in the region.