A major crash on the East Freeway inbound at the Uvalde overpass brought traffic to a standstill Friday morning at 11:28 AM, adding to a stretch of road that's seen persistent incident activity over the past month.
Responding officers worked the scene as congestion built behind the wreck. Details on vehicle count and lane closures weren't immediately available, but the timing—mid-morning on a Friday—hit a corridor where crashes occur throughout the day rather than clustering in a single window.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this location has recorded 12 incidents in the past 30 days, with 8 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, that number climbs to 54 total incidents, 29 of them major. The pattern spans longer too: in the past 12 months, 258 crashes have been documented here, with 136 rated as major.
Fridays carry particular weight at this location—the LTA database shows 8 incidents recorded on Fridays over the past 90 days, the highest count for any single day of the week. While the busiest hour here is typically 4 to 5 PM (6 crashes during that window in recent weeks), crashes happen at varied times, making this a location where caution matters across the full day.
Historically, this stretch of the East Freeway has been notably active. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, 799 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, including 3 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 242 crashes at this corridor. Hit-and-runs have also been documented here at a rate of 10.9 percent—184 of 1,694 vehicles involved in crashes at this location fled the scene.
Weather conditions at the time of Friday's crash were overcast with temperatures around 86 degrees—not adverse conditions, but commuters dealing with the backup should remain patient as crews clear the incident.
Traffic on the inbound East Freeway near Uvalde typically moves better once the initial response clears. Check real-time traffic updates for current conditions before heading toward this stretch.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 25, 2026.
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