A major crash shut the I-45 southbound entrance ramp at I-610 on Sunday, October 18, 2026, around 11:53 AM. Clear skies and mild conditions marked the incident.
This ramp sits in a high-incident corridor. Over the past 30 days, the location logged 19 crashes, with 13 classified as major, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. The 90-day count reached 90 total incidents, 63 major. Since January 2020, state crash records show 1,626 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this interchange, including 11 fatalities.
Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 707 crashes at the corridor. The ramp typically sees most crashes outside weekday commute peaks; the single busiest hour here is 10–11 AM, which recorded 11 crashes over the 90-day period.
Responding officers handled the incident. Traffic conditions and clearance timing were not immediately available.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 18, 2026.
SIH45IB-IH610IB RAMP 7301 S IH 45 FWY @ S IH 610 OB ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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