A crash on IH-610 North Loop Eastbound at Shepherd Dr shut down three lanes at 12:36 AM Monday, October 26, 2026. The right shoulder, right lane, and center lane were blocked, according to Houston TranStar.
The incident occurred on a corridor with a heavy recent crash load. According to LTA data, the stretch has logged 43 incidents over the past 30 days, with 26 of them rated major. Over the past year, 707 crashes have occurred here, 410 of them major.
If you're heading eastbound on the North Loop, surface streets offer relief. Westheimer, Richmond, or Bellaire run parallel on the west side; Irvington or Fulton can route you around on the north side.
The corridor sees crashes around the clock, though the single busiest hour is 8–9 AM, when LTA data shows 11 crashes typically occur. Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 417 crashes since January 2020. A 9.4% hit-and-run rate also marks this stretch — among 3,732 vehicles involved in crashes here over the same period, 349 fled the scene.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 26, 2026.
IH-610 North Loop Eastbound at Shepherd Dr
Harris County, Texas
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