A crash on the West Sam Houston Tollway northbound at Bellaire Boulevard at 10:28 PM Saturday night left the right shoulder and right lane blocked. Responding officers and crews were on scene, and the roadway status was verified by Houston TranStar.
This stretch of the West Sam Houston has seen repeated incidents. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, 29 crashes occurred here in the past 30 days, with 18 of those classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor logged 112 total crashes—56 major. That's a sustained pattern. According to TxDOT CRIS public crash records, this location has recorded 1,097 crashes since January 2020, with 6 fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 414 crashes at this corridor.
While crashes here occur across multiple times of day, the corridor's single busiest hour is 2 to 3 PM, when 8 crashes were recorded over the 90-day period. Investigators will document the details of tonight's incident as cleanup continues.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 25, 2026.
West Sam Houston Tollway Northbound at Bellaire Blvd
Harris County, Texas
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