A motor vehicle incident occurred on I-45 inbound at the Pease exit ramp at 2:42 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
This location has recorded significant incident activity in recent weeks. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 65 incidents were recorded at this I-45 corridor segment in the past 30 days, with 30 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the same location has seen 242 total incidents, including 101 major incidents and one fatal crash.
Looking at the broader context, TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 3,085 crashes within approximately a quarter-mile of this corridor since January 2020, resulting in 12 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 915 crashes at this location.
Though crashes occur at varied times throughout the day at this corridor, the single busiest hour is 7–8 AM, which recorded 16 crashes during the 90-day period.
Conditions were scattered clouds and 89°F at the time of the incident.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 15, 2026.
IH45IB-EMANCIPATION AVE S IH 45 FWY @ PEASE EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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