A major crash shut down the exit ramp at SH 249 inbound and Grant Road around 6:07 AM on Monday, October 19. Authorities responded to the scene as overcast skies blanketed the area with temperatures near 57 degrees.
This crash marks the third major incident at this location in the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over the past year, the SH 249 corridor at the Grant Road exit has recorded 99 total incidents, including 38 major crashes and 1 fatality, per LTA records.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 106 crashes at this corridor since January 2020. The intersection itself has logged 319 total crashes over that same period, with a 7.6% hit-and-run rate.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 19, 2026.
SH249IB-GRANT RD 18591 SH 249 HWY @ SCHROEDER - GRANT EXIT RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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