Buffalo Speedway at South Loop crash injures driver

A major crash at Buffalo Speedway and South Loop West early Monday morning left at least one person injured. Responding officers arrived at the intersection around 12:50 AM on October 12 to find significant damage from the collision.

This intersection carries an especially heavy crash load. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, Buffalo Speedway at South Loop West has recorded 41 incidents over the past 30 days—18 of them major crashes like this one. Over the past year, the location has seen 864 total incidents, including 10 fatalities, according to LTA's real-time incident database.

The timing of this crash is notable because it falls outside the location's typical peak hours. Crashes here are most frequent between 11 AM and noon, when the intersection recorded 13 collisions in the past month. Early-morning incidents, while less common, still occur with regularity.

TxDOT public crash records dating back to January 2020 show 1,471 crashes within roughly a quarter-mile of this intersection since that time. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 432 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 13.0% of the crashes recorded here over that same period.

Weather conditions at the time—scattered clouds and 77 degrees—were clear and favorable. Lane closure status and current traffic flow have not yet been confirmed. Authorities were on scene managing the incident and investigating the circumstances of the crash.

Drivers in the area should expect residual delays as crews complete their work. This intersection's frequency of collisions makes it particularly vulnerable to backup even as individual incidents are cleared.

Update (8:50 AM CT): The major crash at 9880 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY at THE BLOCK OF S LOOP W, first reported at 12:50 AM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.