A crash on West Sam Houston Tollway northbound at Westpark Tollway has blocked the right shoulder as of 12:44 PM on Friday, October 23, 2026, according to Houston TranStar.
This intersection sits in a high-incident corridor. According to LTA data, 40 crashes have occurred here over the past 30 days, with 22 rated as major. Over the past year, the location has recorded 323 total incidents, 181 of them major.
Historically, state crash records show 1,261 crashes within a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 466 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at this corridor stands at 10.0% of all involved units.
While crashes here occur throughout the day at varied times, the single busiest hour is 4–5 PM, which historically sees 9 crashes. Saturdays have been the highest-incident day over the past 90 days, with 18 crashes recorded.
Conditions at incident time were clear, with temperatures around 86°F.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 23, 2026.
West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at Westpark Tollway
Harris County, Texas
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