A motor vehicle incident shut down westbound IH-610 near the US-290 HOV ramp at 4:53 AM on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
This stretch of IH-610 has become a persistent crash zone. Over the past 30 days, LTA data shows 64 incidents at this location—59 of them major. The 90-day total reaches 186 incidents, and in the past 12 months, 381 crashes have occurred here, including 3 fatals. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records dating back to January 2020, nearly 1,390 crashes have been recorded within about a quarter-mile of this corridor, with 6 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 461 crashes.
While crashes here occur at varied times throughout the day, the single busiest hour is 6–7 PM, when 14 crashes have been recorded. Conditions were clear and 55 degrees at the time of this incident.
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Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 17, 2026.
WIH610IB-WIH10OB W IH 610 FWY N @ US 290 HOVR
Harris County, Texas
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