A crash on Southwest Freeway outbound at Shepherd shut down the roadway around 8:39 PM on Sunday, October 18. Responding officers worked the scene as of the evening report.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this location has logged 37 incidents in the past 30 days, with 9 major crashes during that span. Over the past 90 days, 150 total crashes have occurred here, 66 of them major. The corridor shows activity throughout the week, though Friday sees the highest incident count at 23 crashes over a 90-day period.
Since January 2020, state crash records document 1,420 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 453 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 11.9%, according to state data.
Check back for updates as the incident clears.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 19, 2026.
2100 SOUTHWEST FWY OB @ SHEPHERD IBOB UTRN
Harris County, Texas
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