A major motor vehicle incident struck E Crosstimbers Street at Black Fulton Street at 5:36 AM on Tuesday, October 13, disrupting the area in the early morning hours.
This intersection has become a focal point for crashes in Harris County. Over the past 12 months, it's recorded 504 total incidents—266 of them major—along with three fatal crashes, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. The past 30 days alone saw 30 incidents at this location, 14 of them major. The pattern extends back: state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show 1,546 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this intersection since January 2020, including 13 fatalities.
Tuesday's incident arrived during an atypical time for this location. Most crashes here fall outside the weekday commute peaks, with the single busiest hour being 3–4 PM—when 13 crashes have occurred over the tracking period. Early-morning incidents like this one are less common but still part of a larger pattern that's driven by a specific contributing factor. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 605 crashes at this corridor.
Weather conditions at the time were favorable—scattered clouds and 81°F—so atmospheric factors weren't a complicating element. Responding officers handled the incident, though specific details about injuries, vehicle count, or lane closures weren't immediately available.
For commuters traveling through the area this morning, expect residual congestion as crews worked to clear the roadway. The intersection's incident history suggests anyone planning to use E Crosstimbers near Black Fulton should allow extra time, particularly during the afternoon peak hours when crash risk is highest at this location.
Harris County overall recorded 11,524 incidents in the past 30 days, including 2 fatalities. This particular intersection's concentration of major incidents reflects a pattern that extends well beyond a single day or week.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 13, 2026.
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