A crash on the Southwest Freeway outbound at Weslayan occurred at 4:17 PM on Wednesday, October 14. Authorities responded to the scene. This location has seen significant activity over the past 12 months, with 490 total incidents recorded there according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, including 262 major crashes. In the past 30 days alone, 12 incidents have occurred at this interchange. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 321 crashes at the corridor since January 2020. A hit-and-run rate of 14.5% has been documented at this location over the same period. The road remained operational following standard incident response procedures.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 14, 2026.
4002 SOUTHWEST FWY OB @ WESLAYAN IBOB UTRN
Harris County, Texas
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