A major crash hit the IH-10 westbound Katy Toll exit ramp at 6:32 AM on Monday, October 19, 2026. The incident occurred on a morning when overcast skies blanketed the region and temperatures hovered around 58 degrees.
This exit ramp sits in a corridor with a heavy crash history. In the past 30 days, LTA data shows 33 total incidents at this location, with 13 classified as major. Over 90 days, the ramp has logged 136 incidents—81 of them major. The single busiest hour for crashes here is 4-5 PM, though collisions happen throughout the day at varied times rather than clustering in one narrow window.
State records tell a deeper story. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor near this exit has documented 1,197 crashes since January 2020, including 4 fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading recorded factor, cited in 417 crashes. Hit-and-run incidents account for 10.9 percent of all units involved in crashes at this location over that period.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 19, 2026.
EXIT 750 14998 W IH 10 FWY @ KATY TOLL EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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