A crash closed the left lane on Westpark Tollway eastbound at Hillcroft at 8:49 AM on Monday, November 9, according to Houston TranStar.
This stretch of Westpark has seen significant incident activity. According to LTA real-time incident data, 54 crashes were recorded here in the past 30 days, with 33 of those classified as major. Over the past year, the corridor logged 305 major incidents.
Moderate rain was falling at the time of the crash. TxDOT reports wet conditions contributed to over 14,000 Texas crashes in the most recent annual reporting period.
Contributing factors as recorded by investigating officers, per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor cited in 491 crashes at this location since January 2020. The corridor has recorded 1,123 total crashes over that span, per state records.
Conditions here don't follow typical rush-hour patterns. The busiest hour for crashes at Westpark and Hillcroft falls between 3 and 4 PM, according to LTA data.
Sources: TxDOT Crash Records Information System and Local Traffic Accidents database. Counts through November 9, 2026.
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