An accident tied up W Grand Parkway S in Richmond at 7:43 PM on Tuesday, October 20. Responding officers from unit 23P20 were dispatched to the scene.
This stretch of W Grand Parkway S has become a consistent problem. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the corridor logged 38 incidents over the past 30 days, with 34 classified as major. Over 90 days, that number climbs to 96 total incidents, 83 of them major. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor has seen 310 crashes since January 2020, with "Failed To Control Speed" cited as the leading contributing factor in 160 of those crashes.
Tuesdays are the busiest day here — the corridor recorded 19 incidents on Tuesdays over the past 90 days. While the 6–7 PM hour is historically the single busiest window with 11 crashes, accidents here occur throughout the day rather than concentrating in one peak period.
Conditions were clear at the time of the incident, with temperatures around 70 degrees.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 21, 2026.
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