A crash on Almeda Road in Harris County early Sunday morning at 4:52 AM marked the latest incident at a location that's seen significant collision activity in recent weeks.
Responding officers arrived to find the wreckage and worked to clear the scene. The crash occurred on a residential stretch of Almeda Road in clear conditions with temperatures around 79 degrees.
According to LTA data, this location has recorded 18 total incidents over the past 30 days, with 9 classified as major crashes. Over the past 90 days, the corridor has logged 55 incidents, 30 of them major. The pattern extends further back—LTA's database shows 127 total incidents at this location over the past 12 months, 71 of them major.
While crashes here occur at varied times rather than concentrating in a single rush-hour window, the data shows the single busiest hour is 9 to 10 PM, when 4 crashes have been recorded. Fridays have been the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 13 crashes.
Historical context from TxDOT CRIS public crash records reveals the scope of this corridor's crash history. Since January 2020, within about a quarter-mile of this location, there have been 297 crashes, resulting in 2 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 73 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 11.4%, with 70 of 615 units involved in crashes fleeing the scene.
The road was cleared following standard incident response. No further details regarding injuries or lane closures are available at this time.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 13, 2026.
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