A major accident shut down SH 36 southbound at Baker Road near Needville at 4:36 AM on Friday, October 16. Unit 24P24 responded to the scene.
This stretch of SH 36 has seen repeated major incidents. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, four major accidents have occurred at this location in the past 30 days alone—all within the same severity tier as today's crash.
State crash records paint a longer picture. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has logged 36 crashes since January 2020, with "Failed To Yield Right Of Way - Stop Sign" cited as the leading contributing factor in 13 of those incidents, per the investigating officer's reports.
Conditions at the time included broken clouds and visibility near 4.3 miles—clear enough to drive, but not optimal.
The road was reopened following standard incident response. Fort Bend County has recorded 1,012 incidents over the past 30 days countywide.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
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