A major crash struck Old Spanish Trail at the Beltway 5 spur at 5:05 PM on Thursday, October 15. Responding officers worked the scene as evening traffic moved around the incident.
This location has logged 8 crashes in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past 90 days, 44 incidents have occurred here, with 32 classified as major. The corridor averages most of its crashes outside typical weekday commute windows, with the busiest hour falling between 9 and 10 PM.
Since January 2020, the area has recorded 375 crashes per TxDOT CRIS public records, with no fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 77 crashes at this location. The hit-and-run rate stands at 10.0% of all incidents.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 15, 2026.
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