A crash on South Sam Houston Tollway eastbound at Beamer shut down an exit ramp at 9:42 AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
Moderate rain was falling at the time of the incident. TxDOT reports wet conditions contributed to over 14,000 Texas crashes in the most recent annual reporting period.
This corridor has absorbed considerable incident volume. According to LTA data, South Sam Houston Tollway eastbound at Beamer recorded 26 crashes in the past 30 days, with 12 classified as major. Over the past year, the location has logged 184 total incidents, 103 of them major.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading contributing factor at this location, cited in 260 crashes since January 2020. The corridor has recorded 700 total crashes over that same span, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through October 27, 2026.
South Sam Houston Tollway Eastbound at Beamer
Harris County, Texas
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