Two people were hurt in a major crash at Westpark Drive and South Rice Avenue around 2:01 AM on Monday, September 21. Responding officers found the vehicles damaged enough to require medical attention for the occupants, though their current conditions weren't immediately detailed.
The intersection sits in Harris County, which logged 14,313 incidents over the past 30 days according to local traffic data. This particular location has become a consistent problem area. Over the past month alone, Westpark and South Rice recorded 25 crashes, with 17 classified as major. When you zoom out to the past 90 days, that number jumps to 175 total incidents—138 of them major—according to LTA real-time incident data. Over the past year, the intersection has seen 450 crashes, including 3 fatalities.
The data shows crashes here aren't confined to rush hour. While the single busiest hour is 4 to 5 PM (when 11 crashes occurred in recent monitoring), incidents at this intersection happen at varied times throughout the day and night. Saturdays are the highest-incident day at this location, with 30 crashes recorded over a 90-day span.
Longer-term records paint an even starker picture. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, this corridor within about a quarter-mile has logged 1,693 crashes since January 2020—four of them fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 740 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 12.0% of the crashes here (435 of the 3,622 vehicle units involved).
Monday's early-morning weather was overcast with temperatures around 81°F—conditions that shouldn't have complicated visibility or traction. Crews cleared the scene, and the intersection was back to normal operation, though the accumulating crash history at this location underscores what commuters already know: Westpark and South Rice demands focus and caution, no matter the hour.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 21, 2026.
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