A crash on North Sam Houston Tollway westbound at T C Jester Boulevard closed the left shoulder Friday afternoon at 2:49 PM, verified by Houston TranStar.
This location has seen consistent crash activity. LTA data shows 8 major incidents in the past 30 days, with 26 total crashes over the past 90 days. The North Sam Houston Tollway westbound at T C Jester has logged 106 incidents in the past 12 months—a pattern that extends well beyond the real-time window. According to state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation, 945 crashes have been recorded within about a quarter-mile of this corridor 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 406 crashes at this location.
Conditions at the time were clear—few clouds and 74 degrees—typical for a Friday afternoon in mid-October.
Mondays historically see the highest incident count at this location, with 6 crashes recorded on peak Mondays in the 90-day window.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
North Sam Houston Tollway Westbound at T C Jester Blvd
Harris County, Texas
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