A major crash struck the Sam Houston Parkway South entrance ramp at Bissonnet at 1:41 PM on Sunday, October 18. Responding officers attended to the incident on the freeway.
This location has logged 31 incidents over the past 30 days, with 14 classified as major, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, the corridor has recorded 604 total incidents, including 364 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
TxDOT crash records since January 2020 document 1,576 crashes within a quarter-mile of this location, with 6 fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 479 crashes at the corridor. The hit-and-run rate at this location stands at 11.1% according to state records.
Conditions at incident time were overcast with temperatures around 75 degrees. Monitor this corridor for ongoing delays.
Update (9:45 PM CT): The major crash at 9501 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S at BISSONNET ENTR RAMP, first reported at 1:41 PM, has cleared after more than 8 hours. All lanes have reopened and normal traffic flow has resumed in the area.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 18, 2026.
9501 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY S @ BISSONNET ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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