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Exit 764 W on IH-10 at US-290 sees major accident

October 16, 2026 at 02:12 PMBy Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor📍 Harris County

A motor vehicle accident occurred at Exit 764 W on IH-10 at US-290 at 2:12 PM on Friday, October 16, 2026.

This interchange has been a persistent flashpoint for crashes. According to LTA real-time incident data, the location recorded 42 incidents in the past 30 days, with 34 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, 188 total crashes have been documented at this location, 129 of them major. Fridays are the busiest crash day at this corridor, with 13 incidents recorded in the past 90 days, though crashes occur throughout the week.

State crash records show that failed vehicle control is the leading contributing factor at this interchange. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 330 crashes since January 2020. The hit-and-run rate here stands at 10.6% of all incidents.

📊 Accident History at EXIT 764 W IH 10 FWY @ US 290 HOVR

LTA incident record
Past 30 days42 incidents (34 major)
Past 90 days90 incidents (71 major)
Past 12 months188 incidents (129 major, 1 fatal)
TxDOT crash record
Since January 2020744 crashes, 1 fatal

Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.

📍 Incident Location

EXIT 764 W IH 10 FWY @ US 290 HOVR

Harris County, Texas

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How This Report Was Produced

This report was produced by LTA's editor-designed production system under the executive editorial direction of Dennis R. Mundy, Executive Editor. The system combines our proprietary data pipeline with AI-assisted drafting to deliver verified incident coverage to LTA's editorial standards.

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