A crash blocked the left shoulder of the West Sam Houston Tollway northbound at Philippine Street at 3:59 PM on Monday, October 19, 2026. Houston TranStar verified the incident.
This stretch of the tollway has seen significant crash activity recently. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the corridor logged 10 major crashes in the past 30 days, with 19 major incidents over the past 90 days. The data shows crashes are the dominant incident type here.
Broader context: TxDOT CRIS public crash records document 351 crashes within roughly a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, with two fatalities. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 133 crashes at this corridor. The hit-and-run rate stands at 6.2% of all units involved.
Conditions at the time were clear, with few clouds and 80 degrees.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 19, 2026.
West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at Philippine St
Harris County, Texas
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