US 59 southbound crash at main exit snarls morning

A major crash at the US 59 southbound main exit brought traffic to a standstill Tuesday morning. The wreck happened around 9:25 AM on October 13, forcing responding officers to clear debris and tend to those involved.

The southbound main exit is a pinch point on this stretch of US 59—and the numbers back that up. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this exit has logged 22 incidents in the past 30 days alone, with 11 of those classified as major. Over the past 90 days, that count climbs to 112 total incidents, 55 of them major. The 12-month picture is even starker: 531 total incidents at this location, 272 major.

Per LTA's proprietary database, crashes within a one mile radius of this exit totaled 142 in the 30 days before today's incident.

This particular corridor tells a story in the timing data. Most crashes here fall outside the typical weekday commute rush—but between noon and 1 PM, things shift. That single hour sees 11 crashes, making it the busiest period at this location. Tuesday morning at 9:25 AM sits outside that peak, yet the wreck still created significant disruption.

According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the US 59 corridor near this exit has recorded 1,283 crashes since January 2020, including 6 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 478 crashes at this location. The hit-and-run rate here runs 12.9 percent—355 of 2,751 units involved in crashes were hit-and-runs.

Weather at the time was overcast with temperatures near 92 degrees—not a factor in this particular incident, but conditions worth noting for anyone still on the road in that area.

The wreck cleared, and traffic resumed normal flow by late morning.