A crash on West Fuqua Street early Wednesday morning at 2:48 AM added to a mounting pattern of collisions at this Harris County residential location. Responding officers arrived to find a major incident that disrupted the overnight hours.
The crash occurred on a clear night with temperatures around 80 degrees. While the early-morning hour meant limited traffic volume, the incident underscores a persistent pattern at this specific address. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, West Fuqua Street at 4855 has recorded 25 crashes in the past 30 days—11 of them classified as major. Over the past 90 days, that number climbs to 60 total incidents, with 32 marked as major severity.
The location shows a different rhythm than typical commute-corridor hotspots. LTA data indicates most crashes here fall outside the weekday rush-hour peaks; the single busiest hour is 11 AM to 12 PM, when seven crashes occurred over the tracking period. Saturdays rank as the highest-incident day at this location, with 10 crashes recorded over the past 90 days.
TxDOT CRIS public crash records provide additional context. Since January 2020, the area within a quarter-mile of this address has recorded 86 crashes with no fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign" as the leading factor, cited in 23 crashes. Hit-and-runs account for 11.0% of incidents at this location—19 of 172 units involved in crashes.
The Wednesday morning incident adds to what has become a notable cluster of collisions in this residential corridor. Harris County reported 16,325 total incidents over the same 30-day period, with 20 of those fatal.
Authorities completed their response, and the roadway returned to normal flow.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 12, 2026.
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