A major crash on the Northwest Freeway inbound at 9801 was reported around 8:47 AM on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
The Northwest Freeway inbound at this location has seen significant incident activity over the past year. According to LTA data, the corridor logged 243 total incidents in the past 12 months, with 161 classified as major. In the past 30 days alone, 10 incidents have occurred here, five of them major. The single busiest hour at this location is 4–5 PM, though crashes here occur at varied times rather than concentrating in one window.
Over the longer term, according to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has experienced 720 crashes since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 20, 2026.
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