Westpark Tollway westbound crash at Synott Saturday morning

A crash backed up the Westpark Tollway westbound at Synott around 6:48 AM on Saturday, September 26, closing lanes during the early morning hours. Responding officers worked the scene as traffic queued while crews cleared the roadway.

This marks the second major incident on this stretch in the past 30 days. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the Westpark Tollway westbound at Synott has seen 4 total incidents over the past month, with 2 classified as major. Over a 90-day window, the corridor logged 29 incidents, 25 of them major.

The pattern extends deeper. TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 125 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, with no fatalities recorded in that span. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 26 crashes at this corridor. Additionally, a hit-and-run rate of 12.9% has been documented at this location—32 of 248 vehicles involved in crashes here fled the scene, per state records.

Conditions at the time of the crash were overcast with temperatures near 73 degrees. While weather wasn't a significant factor in this incident, adverse conditions on high-incident corridors can amplify crash risk; TxDOT reports wet conditions contributed to over 14,000 Texas crashes in the most recent annual reporting period.

Saturday is not typically the busiest day at this location—Fridays see the highest incident count, with 5 crashes recorded over the 90-day period. Still, early morning crashes here carry weight given the corridor's history.

No additional details regarding injuries, vehicle count, or final clearance time were available at the time of reporting. Drivers should expect residual delays as crews complete scene operations.