A major crash on Westheimer Road at 12901 in Fort Bend early Monday, October 19, 2026, around 6:00 AM left the area disrupted. Responding officers worked to clear the scene. Few clouds and 58-degree weather marked the morning conditions.
According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, this location has recorded 7 incidents over the past 30 days, with 5 classified as major. Over the past year, the corridor logged 136 total incidents, 81 of them major. Crashes here tend to skew toward weekends rather than weekday commutes, though the single busiest hour is 9–10 AM with 4 crashes recorded.
Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, 165 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, including 5 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 37 crashes.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 19, 2026.
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