A crash hit the right shoulder of Westpark Tollway westbound at Dunvale at 2:39 PM on Wednesday, November 4. Responding officers confirmed the incident and its lane impact at that time.
This stretch of Westpark has seen consistent crash activity. Over the past 12 months, 132 crashes occurred at this location, according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, including 58 major incidents and 4 fatalities. In the past 30 days alone, 10 crashes have been reported here.
State crash records show a pattern tied to driver control. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 165 crashes at this corridor since January 2020.
Weather conditions at the time of the incident were clear, with temperatures near 79°F. Harris County as a whole logged 13,135 incidents over the same 30-day period.
This incident was verified at 2:39 PM by Houston TranStar.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 4, 2026.
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