A crash occurred on North Sam Houston Tollway eastbound at SH-249 Tomball Parkway at 5:46 PM on Wednesday, November 4th. Authorities verified the incident through Houston TranStar.
This intersection has been a persistent crash location. LTA data shows 18 incidents here in the past 30 days, with 17 classified as major. Over the past 90 days, the corridor logged 53 total crashes—49 of them major—according to LocalTrafficAccidents.com records.
The timing pattern here is varied rather than concentrated. While 7–8 AM sees the highest activity, crashes occur across different times of day and the single busiest day historically is Friday.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 525 crashes since January 2020 within the corridor, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records.
If you need to avoid this area, consider Kuykendahl Road or Stuebner Airline as alternates for Tomball Parkway segments. Stay alert out there—the road surface is clear, but traffic patterns remain heavy in this zone.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 5, 2026.
North Sam Houston Tollway Eastbound at SH-249 Tomball Parkway
Harris County, Texas
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