I-45 outbound crash at Aldine Bender ramp early Sunday

A motor vehicle incident shut down I-45 outbound at the Aldine Bender exit ramp around 4:39 AM on Sunday, September 20, disrupting the early morning stretch on one of the region's busiest commuter corridors.

Responding officers worked to clear the roadway following the crash. The exact lane closures and clearance timeline weren't immediately available, but the incident added to a growing pattern of crashes at this location.

According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the I-45 outbound corridor at Aldine Bender has recorded 26 incidents over the past 30 days—18 of them classified as major. Over a 90-day window, the count climbs to 92 total incidents, with 67 marked as major and one fatal. The corridor's timing pattern shows the single busiest hour is 4 to 5 PM, though crashes here occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window.

Looking at the broader 12-month picture, this location has logged 226 total incidents, with 151 classified as major and four fatal. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records dating back to January 2020, the corridor has seen 1,420 crashes within about a quarter-mile, eight of them fatal.

Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 504 crashes at the corridor. Hit-and-run incidents account for 11.7 percent of crashes here—370 of the 3,175 units involved.

Weather conditions were clear at the time of the incident, with temperatures around 75 degrees. The roadway was operational following standard incident response procedures. Drivers using I-45 outbound in the northbound direction should expect residual delays as morning traffic builds.