A rollover closed lanes on the Northwest Freeway at Senate Avenue around 2:53 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Responding officers worked to clear the scene.
This intersection has seen a sharp uptick in incidents. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the Northwest Freeway and Senate Avenue corridor logged 15 crashes over the past 30 days—11 of them major. Over the past year, the intersection has recorded 50 total incidents, 33 classified as major.
The broader pattern is significant. TxDOT CRIS public crash records document 713 crashes within roughly a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, including 4 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 281 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 5.7%.
While crashes here occur throughout the day, the single busiest hour is 9–10 AM, when three crashes were recorded. Wednesdays have historically seen the most incidents, with five recorded over the past 90 days.
Conditions at the time of the rollover were partly cloudy, 90 degrees. Traffic conditions should improve once the roadway is fully cleared.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 15, 2026.
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