Houston, TX (May 25, 2021) – An auto accident resulted in injuries on a roadway in Houston on the evening of May 22. At approximately 8:15 p.m., emergency crews were dispatched to the scene shortly after the wreck took place in order to assist those with injuries. 

Upon their arrival, they found at least one person suffering from injuries they sustained in the crash. Paramedics rendered aid to those in need at the scene before transporting seriously injured patients to local hospitals. 

The incident occurred on Interstate 610 East near the Buffalo Speedway. The contributing factors of the collision have not been reported.

Those involved have not been identified to the public at this time. The police in Houston continue to investigate the details of the accident. 

Local motorists were forced to find alternate travel routes while the scene remained active. Traffic delays were observed for some time after the crash took place. 

Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this injury collision in Houston. We hope for the full and fast recovery of the injured victims. 

Auto Collisions in Houston

Serious and fatal auto collisions plague Houston and the surrounding areas on a daily basis. On average, Texas sees more than 400,000 car accidents per year. In 2019, there were an estimated 439,388 auto collisions that occurred with 256,338 people sustaining injuries in those wrecks. Hundreds of accidents occur each day, impacting individuals living in the suburbs or cities. At Williams Hart & Boundas, we regularly deal with Houston car crashes. Those who have been injured in accidents or their surviving family members call our office for help, and we guide them through the litigation and/or insurance process. Many auto accident victims go through an insurance claim process, and a large number of victims or survivors do receive settlements. The amount a person may receive in a settlement depends on a wide range of factors. Some of these include the extent and nature of the plaintiff/claimant’s injuries, including ‘pain and suffering’ and the potential long-term impact of the injuries, among others. 

Overall, a reportable crash occurred in Texas approximately once every 56 seconds in 2019. Also that same year, someone was hurt every two minutes and three seconds due to a Texas auto accident. Some other auto accident facts concerning Texas include: 

• Most traffic accidents in Texas occur in urban areas rather than rural. 
• More fatalities occurred in rural crashes. 
• Most fatal accidents occurred on Saturday, while most injury accidents happened on Friday in 2019. 
• Most fatal wrecks occur between 9 and 10 p.m. 
• The deadliest holiday weekend in Texas for drivers is Memorial day. In 2019, 44 people were killed in a 78-hour period. 
• December was the deadliest month in 2019, overall. 
• On average, every day in 2019, there were approximately 188 accidents. 

Do you believe that you or someone you love is entitled to financial compensation? We can help you figure that out. Call our Houston personal injury attorneys at Williams Hart & Boundas at (713) 231-5485 in order to get started on your path to wellness. You deserve to recover as quickly and as easily as possible. Call us at your earliest convenience for a free consultation. 

Note: This post was created through the use of secondary sources for Williams Hart & Boundas.  These sources include but are not limited to local television news reports, news articles, local and state police reports, social media platforms, and eyewitness reports about injury accidents that take place in or around the Greater Houston area. Our writing staff has not independently verified the information in this post. For that reason, if you locate any information that is incorrect, please contact us right away so that we can update the article with the most accurate information available. If you would like us to remove the post from our site for any reason, we will do so upon request. 

Disclaimer: We take pride in being valued members of the local business community in Corpus Christi and are always striving to improve the safety of our fellow community members. While we are always saddened to know that someone was injured in an accident, attorney Joe Brad Brock hopes that through awareness and education, people will take the necessary precautions to avoid being injured in a serious accident like this. The information contained in these posts should not be considered legal advice or medical advice.  This post is not a solicitation for business and should not be viewed as such. The photos used in this post are not representative of the actual crash scene.