A major crash shut down the US 90A freeway at the Fondren entrance ramp around 5:15 PM on Tuesday, October 20th. Responders cleared the scene and traffic resumed normal flow.
This location has seen repeated incidents over the past year. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the corridor recorded 64 crashes in the past 90 days — 40 of them major — and 213 total crashes over the past 12 months, including 2 fatalities.
Tuesdays are the busiest day at this location; the 90-day record shows 12 crashes on Tuesdays alone. The timing pattern here differs from typical freeway patterns: most crashes fall outside weekday commute peaks, with the single highest crash hour occurring between 3 and 4 PM.
Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, "Failed To Control Speed" is the leading contributing factor recorded at this corridor, cited in 115 crashes since January 2020. Over that same span, state records document 405 total crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 20, 2026.
US90AOB-FONDREN RD 14698 US 90A FWY @ FONDREN ENTR RAMP
Harris County, Texas
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