A crash closed the left lane on Westpark Tollway eastbound at Eldridge at 11:44 AM on Wednesday, October 21. Responding officers confirmed the blockage through Houston TranStar.
This location has seen consistent crash activity. Over the past 90 days, LTA data shows 22 total incidents at this corridor, with 17 classified as major. In the past year, the location recorded 72 crashes, 54 of them major.
State crash records paint a longer picture. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, the corridor near Eldridge has logged 156 crashes since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 44 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the location stands at 14.6% of all units involved.
Conditions at incident time were clear, with temperatures near 82 degrees. Further details on the incident remain unavailable.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 21, 2026.
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