A motor vehicle incident shut down SH-288 outbound at the Reed entrance ramp at 10:55 AM on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
This stretch of SH-288 outbound has logged 21 incidents over the past 30 days, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over 90 days, the corridor has recorded 71 total incidents, with 56 classified as major. Looking back further, state crash records show 516 crashes within roughly a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 154 crashes at the corridor. The hit-and-run rate here stands at 11.3% across the historical record.
Weather conditions at the time were clear, with temperatures near 78 degrees. Responding officers worked the scene.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 20, 2026.
SH288OB-REED SH 288 HWY @ REED ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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