A major crash closed lanes on Interstate 10 eastbound at the John Ralston entrance ramp around 7:14 AM on Sunday, October 18. Responding officers worked to clear the scene.
This stretch of I-10 eastbound near Mercury Drive has seen significant crash activity. According to LTA data, the corridor logged 52 crashes over the past 90 days, with 41 classified as major incidents. In the past 12 months, the location recorded 411 total crashes, 342 of them major.
The timing of crashes at this location varies throughout the day, though the busiest single hour is 9–10 AM, when five crashes occurred over the 90-day period, per LTA records.
TxDOT CRIS public crash records show that over the past six-plus years within about a quarter-mile of this location, "Failed To Control Speed" was the leading contributing factor cited by investigating officers, accounting for 313 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents made up 10.2 percent of all crashes in the corridor.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 18, 2026.
IH10IB-MERCURY 10305 E IH 10 FWY @ JOHN RALSTON ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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