A motor vehicle incident shut down the I-45 outbound exit ramp to northbound US 59 around 5:27 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
This location has become a persistent flashpoint for crashes. Over the past 30 days, LTA data shows 29 incidents here — 19 of them major. The stretch has logged 134 total incidents in the past 90 days, with 66 rated major. Sundays carry the highest incident count at this location, with 19 crashes recorded over the past 90 days on that day alone.
According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records dating back to January 2020, the corridor near this ramp has seen 1,618 crashes. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 530 crashes. The hit-and-run rate here runs 13.3 percent — 442 of 3,320 vehicles involved in crashes at or near this location departed the scene without exchanging information.
Conditions were clear at the time of the incident, with temperatures near 71 degrees. No further details on lane closures, injuries, or vehicle count are available at this time.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 18, 2026.
IH45OB-DALLAS W S IH 45 FWY @ N US 59 OB ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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