Responding officers arrived at Midnight Sun Lane in Richmond around 7:37 AM Friday to find a major accident. Fort Bend County saw 1,008 incidents over the past 30 days, with one fatal crash reported elsewhere in the county.
According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the Midnight Sun Lane corridor has logged 65 crashes since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 16 crashes at this location. The hit-and-run rate here stands at 9.1%—12 of 132 units involved in corridor crashes departed the scene.
Unit 42Z3 handled the call. Conditions at the time were scattered clouds and 74 degrees.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
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