Crash at Corpus Christi and Uvalde disrupts Thursday morning

A major crash at Corpus Christi Street and Uvalde Road in Harris County at 7:19 AM Thursday knocked traffic off stride during the morning commute.

Responding officers worked to clear the scene, but the incident added to a growing pattern at this intersection. According to LTA data, this location has seen 6 incidents in the past 30 days, with 2 ranked as major. Over the past 90 days, the intersection logged 34 total incidents, 23 of them major—a significant concentration of collisions at a single set of cross-streets.

The morning was clear, with visibility at 3.7 miles and temperatures around 75°F, so weather wasn't a factor in this crash.

According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the intersection has experienced 192 crashes since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign" as the leading factor, cited in 40 crashes at this location. That pattern underscores how the right-of-way dynamics at this intersection play out repeatedly in crash reports.

The hit-and-run rate at the location sits at 9.3% per state records—36 of the 389 vehicles involved in crashes there were hit-and-run cases.

Thursday's incident cleared during the morning, and traffic returned to normal flow. Tuesdays have historically been the highest-incident day at this intersection, with 5 crashes recorded over the past 90 days, so commuters using this cross-street should remain especially alert on that day of the week.

Update (8:25 AM CT): The major crash at 13399 CORPUS CHRISTI STREET at 735 UVALDE ROAD, first reported at 7:19 AM, has cleared after approximately 1 hour and 6 minutes. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.