A minor traffic incident was reported on North Sam Houston Parkway in northeast Houston on Friday morning. According to the Houston Police Department, the crash occurred at around 12:30 AM at the intersection of the parkway and Blk Ernest Drive. The incident was classified as a "crash/minor" and no serious injuries were reported. The crash caused some delays in the area during the morning commute, but the scene was cleared shortly after.
In the month preceding this crash, 2 incidents had been documented here.
43 new incidents have been logged at this location after this crash. Of those, 6 were major collisions.
Three of those crashes fell within a single week.
The combined before-and-after total places this location in the upper tier of county incident counts.
Counts run through May 29, 2026.
5827 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E @ BLK ERNEST DR
Harris County, Texas
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