A crash on Southwest Freeway outbound near 6598 sent one vehicle into the roadway around 11:14 AM on Friday, October 16. Responding officers cleared the scene and traffic resumed normal flow shortly after.
This stretch of Southwest Freeway outbound has logged 47 incidents over the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. The corridor recorded 181 total crashes in the past 90 days, with 93 classified as major. Over a 12-month period, the location has seen 640 crashes, including 300 major incidents.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show contributing factors recorded by investigating officers at this corridor, per TxDOT CRIS, indicate "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 738 crashes since January 2020. The hit-and-run rate at the location stands at 12.9 percent.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
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