A heavy truck lost its load on IH-610 North Loop westbound at Shepherd Drive around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 04, 2026, blocking the right shoulder, right lane, and center lane.
Debris scattered across the roadway. Responding officers worked to clear the scene and restore traffic flow.
This stretch of the North Loop continues to see frequent collisions. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, the corridor recorded 63 incidents over the past 30 days, with 31 classified as major. Over the past year, the location has logged 737 total incidents, 422 of them major.
Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 422 crashes at this location since January 2020. The hit-and-run rate at the corridor stands at 9.4 percent.
If you're traveling the North Loop westbound, surface streets offer a way around — Westheimer, Richmond, or Bellaire run parallel to the loop on the west side. Irvington or Fulton can reroute traffic on the north loop itself.
Conditions were clear at the time of the incident, with temperatures around 71 degrees.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 5, 2026.
IH-610 North Loop Westbound at Shepherd Dr
Harris County, Texas
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