A motor vehicle incident at McCarty Street and Black Lyons Avenue brought crews to the intersection just before 1 AM on Monday, September 28, 2026. The crash ranked as a major incident, though specific details on vehicle count and injuries weren't immediately available.
This intersection sits on a troubling trajectory. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, McCarty at Black Lyons has recorded 162 total incidents over the past 12 months, with 83 of those classified as major-severity crashes. In the past 30 days alone, the location has seen 14 incidents, including 6 major events. The timing pattern here is worth noting: while most crashes fall outside typical weekday commute peaks, the single busiest hour is 3–4 PM, when five crashes have occurred.
Monday proved to be the busiest day at this intersection historically. Over the past 90 days, Mondays have accounted for 12 incidents at this location — more than any other day of the week.
State crash records paint an even broader picture. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor and its immediate surroundings have sustained 282 crashes since January 2020, including 3 fatal incidents. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 70 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents have also been a persistent issue at this intersection; 11.7% of the 589 units involved in crashes here have fled the scene.
Weather conditions at the time of Monday's incident were clear, with temperatures around 80 degrees — so weather did not appear to be a contributing factor.
Responding officers worked the scene. The road classification at this location is an intersection, and while the exact status of lane closures and the timing of the all-clear weren't immediately detailed, crews typically manage incidents here within standard response windows.
Commuters familiar with this intersection know it as a recurring trouble spot. The concentration of 14 incidents in just 30 days underscores the reality facing drivers who travel this route regularly. The data, collected in real time across the 13-county Houston-Galveston region, reveals a pattern that extends well beyond this single event — it reflects months and years of incident history at a specific point in Harris County infrastructure.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 28, 2026.
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