A major crash at the intersection of San Jacinto Street and Webster Street in downtown Harris County at 4:18 AM on Sunday, October 04, 2026, is the latest incident at one of the region's most crash-prone intersections.
This morning's collision adds to a staggering record at this location. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the intersection has recorded 85 total incidents over the past 30 days, with 46 of those classified as major. Over the past year, the numbers are even more striking: 1,351 total incidents, including 668 major crashes and 19 fatal incidents.
The intersection sees crashes at all hours, but not in the pattern typical of most Houston-area roads. According to LTA data, the single busiest hour at this location falls between midnight and 1 AM, when 15 crashes occurred in the 30-day window—a sharp departure from traditional rush-hour peaks. Sundays have emerged as the highest-incident day at this intersection, with 41 crashes recorded over the past 90 days.
Looking at the longer record, data from the Texas Department of Transportation shows 3,255 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020, including 4 fatal crashes. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Disregard Stop And Go Signal" as the leading factor, cited in 685 crashes at this location. Hit-and-run incidents represent 10.3 percent of all crashes here, with 692 of the 6,712 vehicle units involved in hit-and-run situations.
Conditions at the time of this morning's crash were overcast with a temperature of 77 degrees. Responding officers handled the scene.
The San Jacinto and Webster intersection remains one of the highest-incident corridors in the Houston-Galveston region. For drivers in the area, awareness of the intersection's crash history and the prevalence of signal-violation incidents can inform safer navigation through this busy downtown location.
Update (5:25 AM CT): The major crash at 2201 SAN JACINTO STREET at 1199 WEBSTER STREET, first reported at 4:18 AM, has cleared after approximately 1 hour and 7 minutes. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 4, 2026.
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