A major crash at the intersection of Feagan Street and Waugh Drive early Friday morning—12:49 AM on September 25—sent emergency crews to the scene in the predawn darkness. The collision occurred at a location that's become one of the busier crash intersections in Harris County by volume alone.
According to LTA data, this intersection has seen 44 total incidents over the past 30 days, with 22 of those classified as major. Over the past year, the tally reaches 451 total incidents, 228 of them major. The sheer frequency here isn't random. Crashes occur throughout the day and night at this location, though the single busiest hour is 8-9 AM, when 14 crashes have occurred in the past month. Thursdays have been the worst day historically, with 20 incidents recorded over the past 90 days.
State crash records paint a clearer picture of what's driving collisions at this intersection. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign" as the leading factor, cited in 100 crashes since January 2020. Over that same span, TxDOT data documents 673 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location, with one fatality. The hit-and-run rate here runs higher than typical: 8.6 percent, or 117 of the vehicles involved in crashes during the period.
Conditions at the time of Friday's crash were overcast with temperatures around 79 degrees—weather that wasn't a contributing factor to the incident itself. Responding officers worked to clear the intersection and managed vehicle flow as investigation continued.
The intersection of Feagan and Waugh sits at a convergence point for local traffic moving between downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. Its frequency on LTA's incident database reflects both its location and the complexity of movement at the intersection itself. Whether you're commuting through during the morning peak or passing through at an off-hour, the data shows this spot demands attention and caution.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 25, 2026.
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