A Houston intersection with 14 wrong-way crashes since 2015 had a one-way signal that was twisted the flawed means so KHOU 11 Investigates alerted Houston Public Works.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Accidents from wrong-way crashes in Harris County are at a 10-year excessive, a KHOU 11 Investigation has discovered.
A wrong-way crash shut down the North Freeway and killed one particular person earlier this month.
Within the final 10 years, 111 individuals have died in wrong-way crashes in Harris County, a KHOU 11 evaluation of Texas Division of Transportation information discovered.
Though deaths had been down barely final 12 months at 14, the variety of accidents, 233, was probably the most since at the very least 2015.
Jocelyn Nelson was amongst these injured three years in the past when she mentioned a truck got here out of nowhere and hit her head-on.
“I’m on edge,” Nelson mentioned. “I’ve truly modified my route residence. I don’t even go this route anymore.”
The crash occurred on Durham Drive on the 610 North Loop. The pinnacle-on collision totaled her automobile and despatched Nelson to the emergency room.
“The attention vessels had been damaged, had rib fractures, my foot was fractured. The restoration took months,” Nelson mentioned.
Durham and 610 is likely one of the prime 5 sizzling spots for wrong-way crashes with 11 within the final 10 years, KHOU 11 Investigates discovered. Nelson mentioned the intersection might be complicated.
“It could possibly be somebody that’s not accustomed to the world. The signage just isn’t clear to them; it’s not seen to them,” Nelson mentioned. “There’s a clear concern there that must be resolved.”
The opposite wrong-way crash hotspots over the previous 10 years had been:
- Downtown at Pierce and Milam: 12 crashes
- Greenbriar and the Southwest Freeway feeder: 14 crashes
- Windfall and McKee in Fifth Ward: 14 crashes
- Pierce and Hamilton: 14 crashes
On the Pierce and Hamilton intersection, the one seen indicators had been for no parking and no trespassing. The intersection additionally had a one-way signal that was twisted the flawed means when KHOU 11 Investigates first alerted Houston Public Works concerning the sizzling spots.
The subsequent day, HPW despatched an inspector out to have a look. The day after that it mounted the difficulty and put in three new indicators.
Houston Public Works declined to do an on-camera interview however mentioned it continues to collaborate with native, state and federal companies to make the most of engineering finest practices to enhance transportation security.
“I hope they might discover a answer to the issue,” Nelson, the driving force hit at Durham and 610, mentioned. “As a result of if not, every time somebody goes the flawed means, you are risking somebody’s life. So there are lives at stake right here.”
