A major crash brought traffic to a halt on the Eastex Freeway outbound near mile marker 9300 around 6:16 PM on Sunday, October 18. Responding officers worked to clear the scene as evening traffic built in the area.
According to LTA data, this location has logged 17 incidents over the past 30 days—7 of them major crashes. Over the past year, the corridor has seen 244 total incidents, with 134 classified as major.
Historically, most crashes here occur outside the weekday commute rush. The single busiest hour at this location is between noon and 1 PM, when LTA data records 5 crashes on average.
Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has recorded 667 crashes since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 206 crashes. The hit-and-run rate stands at 14.5% across all units involved in crashes at this location.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 19, 2026.
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