All mainlanes on IH-10 Katy eastbound are blocked at Heights Boulevard following a crash verified at 2:07 AM Saturday, October 24. Haze conditions were present at the time of the incident.
This location has logged 21 incidents over the past 30 days, according to LTA data, with 13 classified as major. The corridor ranks among the higher-incident stretches in the region — over the past 12 months, TxDOT CRIS records show 318 total crashes at this quarter-mile segment, including 150 major crashes and 2 fatalities.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 193 crashes at this location over the past six years.
For drivers heading east on the Katy Freeway, consider I-610 loop, Westpark Tollway westbound, or Washington Avenue and Memorial Drive for inner-loop segments as alternatives.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 24, 2026.
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