Wreck on I-10 eastbound at Uvalde Road disrupts Sunday

A major wreck brought traffic to a crawl on I-10 eastbound near the Uvalde Road exit Sunday morning around 9:42 AM. Responding officers worked to clear the debris and open lanes, but the incident added strain to a corridor with a substantial history of crashes.

According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the I-10 eastbound stretch at Uvalde Road has logged 16 incidents over the past 30 days, with 11 of those classified as major. Zoom out to the past 90 days, and the count climbs to 61 total incidents, 31 of them major.

What makes this location particularly notable is its 12-month record: 278 crashes in a single year, with 138 rated as major. That frequency puts sustained pressure on an already busy section of the freeway. Typically, this corridor sees most of its crashes fall outside the weekday commute peaks — the single busiest hour is 1 to 2 PM, which has recorded 6 crashes over the period studied.

Conditions at the time of Sunday's wreck were partly cloudy, 86 degrees, with visibility at 4.8 miles — adequate but not pristine. Data from the Texas Department of Transportation shows wet pavement has been cited as a contributing factor in over 14,000 crashes statewide in recent annual reporting periods, though conditions Sunday were dry.

When you step back further, the state's public crash records paint a detailed picture of this location. Per TxDOT CRIS crash data dating to January 2020, there have been 823 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this exit, including 4 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading cause, cited in 246 of those crashes. The hit-and-run rate at this location stands at 10.7 percent — 188 drivers involved in crashes there left the scene, per state records.

Sunday is not typically the peak day here. Friday carries the heaviest load, with 10 incidents recorded over the 90-day window. But weekend crashes still happen regularly, and when they do on a freeway this busy, the ripple effect extends across multiple exit ramps and surface streets as drivers seek alternate routes.

Authorities cleared the scene and reopened lanes. Drivers heading eastbound on I-10 in that area should expect residual delays to ease over the next hour.