A heavy truck crash blocked the right shoulder, right lane, and center lane on North Sam Houston Tollway eastbound at T C Jester Boulevard at 7:32 AM on Wednesday, November 04, 2026, according to Houston TranStar verification.
The North Sam Houston Tollway at T C Jester has seen persistent crash activity. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the location recorded 8 major incidents in the past 30 days and 25 total incidents over the past 90 days. Over the past 12 months, 112 incidents have occurred at this corridor, 72 of them major.
State crash records from the Texas Department of Transportation document 957 crashes within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, with 2 fatal. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 413 crashes. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 8.8% across the incident history.
Responding officers worked to clear the scene. Commuters using the North Sam Houston eastbound corridor should expect delays while crews manage the incident and reopen the blocked lanes.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 4, 2026.
North Sam Houston Tollway Eastbound at T C Jester Blvd
Harris County, Texas
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