A major crash occurred at Sam Houston Parkway S near 9601 at 1:37 PM on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
This location has recorded 39 incidents over the past 30 days, with 17 classified as major, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over a 12-month span, the corridor has seen 582 total incidents, including 346 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the stretch has logged 1,609 crashes since January 2020, with "Failed To Control Speed" cited as the leading contributing factor in 480 of those incidents. The hit-and-run rate stands at 11.4% across units involved in crashes here.
Conditions at the time of the incident were scattered clouds and 81 degrees.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 20, 2026.
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