A motor vehicle incident unfolded on IH-10 inbound at the Washington exit ramp at 4:16 PM on Friday, October 16, 2026. Responding officers were on scene.
This stretch of freeway has seen consistent incident activity. According to LTA data, the Washington exit corridor logged 60 incidents over the past 30 days—41 of them major. Over 90 days, that number climbs to 162 total incidents, with 111 classified as major. Fridays are the highest-incident day at this location, with 26 crashes recorded over the past 90 days.
The single busiest hour here is 5–6 PM, though crashes occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading contributing factor, cited in 462 crashes at this corridor since January 2020.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 16, 2026.
IH10IB-WASHINGTON W IH 10 FWY @ WESTCOTT - WASHINGTON EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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