A heavy truck crash shut down five lanes on IH-10 Katy westbound at Bunker Hill Road around 4:09 AM Friday, October 23rd. The right shoulder and left lane, along with three center lanes, are blocked.
This stretch has seen 25 incidents in the past 30 days alone, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data. Over 90 days, the corridor logged 102 total crashes, with 64 classified as major. Since January 2020, TxDOT CRIS public crash records show 1,206 crashes within roughly a quarter-mile of this location.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading recorded factor, cited in 426 crashes at this corridor over the past six-plus years.
If you're heading west on the Katy, consider I-610 loop, Westpark Tollway to the west, or Washington Ave and Memorial Drive for inner-loop segments. Clear skies and 59 degrees at incident time, so no weather complications.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 23, 2026.
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