A motor vehicle incident at Exit 128B on US 59 southbound near the SH 288 exit ramp early Sunday morning—12:15 AM on October 11—has created major delays in the area. Responding officers are working the scene as crews work to clear the roadway.
The crash struck at one of Harris County's most problematic freeway intersections. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this corridor has seen 24 incidents in the past 30 days alone, with 13 of those classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the location has recorded 148 total incidents, 104 of them major. The 12-month picture is even more severe: 688 incidents, 519 major, and 4 fatal.
These numbers place this exit among the highest-incident locations on Houston-area freeways. The data shows that while most crashes here fall outside weekday commute peaks, Friday remains the busiest day at this location, with 23 incidents recorded over a 90-day period. The single heaviest hour is typically 2 to 3 PM, though overnight incidents like this one continue to occur throughout the week.
State crash records add context to the pattern. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the broader corridor near this interchange has experienced 1,671 crashes since January 2020, with 4 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 623 crashes at this location. Hit-and-run incidents account for 12.1 percent of crashes here—431 of the 3,561 vehicles involved since 2020.
Conditions at the time of this incident were clear, with temperatures near 73 degrees. No precipitation was present, though the roadway itself may pose its own risks given the frequency of speed-related crashes recorded in state data.
Drivers should expect delays in the immediate area and consider alternate routes if traveling to or from this section of US 59. Updates on clearance time will be posted as they become available. The Harris County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 11, 2026.
EXIT 128B S US 59 FWY @ SH 288 EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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