A crash tied up traffic on Sam Houston Parkway West around 12:23 PM on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Responding officers worked the scene.
This location has seen heavy crash activity. Over the past 12 months, the corridor logged 283 total incidents, including 153 major crashes and 3 fatalities, according to LTA data. In just the past 30 days, 24 crashes were recorded here—15 of them major. Tuesdays are the busiest day at this location, with 13 crashes logged over the past 90 days.
Historically, contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 319 crashes at this corridor since January 2020. Over that same span, state crash records document 920 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location.
Conditions were clear at the time of the incident, with temperatures around 79°F.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 20, 2026.
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