A major crash occurred on the North Freeway inbound at Black Plaza Verde Drive at 12:28 AM on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Responding officers worked the scene in scattered clouds and 56-degree temperatures.
This location has seen repeated incidents. In the past 30 days alone, nine crashes have occurred here—six of them major—according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, 202 total crashes were recorded within a quarter-mile of this intersection, with 118 classified as major.
According to state crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation, contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 258 crashes at this corridor since January 2020. Hit-and-run incidents account for 15.3% of all crashes here over that period.
Most crashes at this location fall outside weekday commute peaks. The corridor's single busiest hour is 10 AM to 11 AM, when four crashes were recorded over the past 90 days.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 18, 2026.
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