A major crash at 6301 S Dairy Ashford Road sent at least one person to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened around 12:13 PM and left responding officers working to clear the roadway.
The crash is the latest in a concerning pattern at this Fort Bend location. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the area has recorded 14 incidents over the past 30 days — 12 of them major crashes like this one. Over the past 90 days, the count reaches 21 total incidents, with 16 classified as major. Tuesdays have been particularly active here; the 90-day data shows five crashes recorded on Tuesdays alone.
The stretch has a long history. State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 257 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this address since January 2020, with one fatality. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 109 crashes.
Conditions at the time of Tuesday's crash were overcast, 91 degrees. Responding officers cleared the scene, though exact lane-closure details weren't immediately available.
Fort Bend County saw 1,071 incidents in the past 30 days, with one fatal crash. This afternoon's incident at S Dairy Ashford is a reminder of how quickly roadway collisions can create cascading delays — and how this particular location continues to see repeated crashes month after month.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through September 29, 2026.
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