A major crash on the West Sam Houston Parkway North is causing significant delays for evening commuters. According to the Harris County TranStar system, the incident occurred at 5:08 PM on Friday, February 06, 2026 at the 5355 block.
Motorists should expect delays in the area and are advised to use alternate routes if possible. The severity of the crash has not been specified, but major incidents often result in lane closures that can back up traffic for miles.
This is a developing story. We will provide updates as more information becomes available.
This location had logged 4 crashes in the month before this incident occurred.
In the 201 days that followed, 196 more crashes occurred at this location. 115 of those incidents were major. 3 of those crashes was fatal.
Crashes have accelerated at this location in the months since.
Several of the crashes occurred back-to-back within days of each other.
Adding those counts together places this location in the upper tier of county crash counts.
Numbers current through August 24, 2026.
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