A major crash shut Hardy Toll Road southbound at Crosstimbers Street around 7:16 AM on Tuesday, September 22, backing up traffic during the early-morning commute. Responding officers cleared the roadway, but the incident added to a persistent pattern at this location.
The crash occurred in clear conditions on what's typically a moderate-traffic stretch for the toll road. While the incident itself cleared relatively quickly, it marks the latest in a troubling string of collisions at this intersection.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Hardy Toll southbound at Crosstimbers has logged 10 incidents in the past 30 days, with 6 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the location has recorded 45 total incidents, 29 of them major. The 12-month count stands at 163 incidents, with 100 classified as major.
Historically, this corridor doesn't concentrate its crashes into a single rush-hour window—they're scattered across the day and night. The single busiest hour is 11 PM to midnight, which has seen 5 crashes over the data period, though incidents here occur fairly evenly throughout the 24-hour cycle.
TxDOT CRIS public crash records show a longer historical context: since January 2020, the corridor (within about a quarter-mile of this intersection) has experienced 394 crashes, including 1 fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 101 crashes at this location. Hit-and-run collisions account for 12.8% of the incidents here—106 of the 827 units involved in crashes.
Harris County as a whole logged 14,223 incidents over the same 30-day window, including 9 fatalities. The toll road stretch remains a focal point for localized crash activity.
If you use this corridor regularly, expect to build in extra time during off-peak hours as well as traditional commute windows. The pattern here is clear: Hardy Toll southbound at Crosstimbers warrants attentive driving regardless of the time of day.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 23, 2026.
Hardy Toll Road Southbound at Crosstimbers St
Harris County, Texas
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