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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA · FEBRUARY 2023
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
29 CRASHES IN
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA
FEBRUARY 2023
In February 2023, EAST BRIDGEWATER experienced 29 total crashes, a slight decrease of 3.3% compared to the 30 crashes recorded in February 2022. Despite this overall reduction in crash events, total injuries significantly increased by 166.7%, rising from 3 injuries in the prior year to 8 injuries in the current period. This notable shift in injury outcomes is the most significant change year-over-year.
29
▼ -3.3%was 30
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
8
▲ 166.7%was 3
Persons Injured
1
▼ -50.0%was 2
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (0) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (0) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
The overall trend shows a slight decrease in total crashes, falling from 30 in February 2022 to 29 in February 2023, representing a 3.3% reduction. However, total injuries saw a substantial increase of 166.7%, rising from 3 injuries in February 2022 to 8 injuries in February 2023. There were no fatalities reported in either period.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2023
▼ -50.0% vs prior (2)
Hit-and-run crashes decreased by 1, from 2 in February 2022 to 1 in February 2023. This resulted in the hit-and-run rate declining from 6.7% of total crashes in the prior period to 3.4% in the current period.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Motorists Killed
8
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The distribution of crashes across the week shifted, with February 2023 showing multiple peak days (Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday) each with 5 crashes, whereas February 2022 had a distinct peak on Wednesday with 8 crashes. Peak crash hours remained in the afternoon/evening, with February 2023's peak at 5 PM with 4 crashes, and February 2022's peak at 6 PM also with 4 crashes. Notably, Monday crashes decreased from 2 in the prior period to 0 in the current period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Crash severity distributions showed an increase in reported injuries year-over-year. Serious injuries (Severity A) rose from 0 in February 2022 to 1 in February 2023, and possible injuries (Severity C) increased from 2 to 3. The number of minor injuries (Severity B) remained constant at 1 in both periods, while crashes with no injuries decreased from 24 to 23. No fatal crashes were recorded in either period.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Among contributing factors, 'No improper driving' crashes increased from 5 in February 2022 to 8 in February 2023, and 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes also increased from 3 to 6. Conversely, 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' decreased from 3 crashes to 2, and 'Driving too fast for conditions' decreased from 2 crashes to 1. Factors like 'Glare,' 'Fatigued/asleep,' and 'Followed too closely' appeared in February 2023 with 1 crash each, while 'Swerving or avoiding' and 'Visibility obstructed' did not appear in February 2023 after each being a factor in 1 crash in February 2022.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 15 in February 2022 to 19 in February 2023. Crashes on 'Dry' road surfaces also increased, rising from 15 to 21. While 'Snow' and 'Wet' road surface crashes remained consistent at 4 each, crashes on 'Slush' and 'Ice' road surfaces, which accounted for 3 and 2 crashes respectively in the prior period, were not reported in the current period. 'Daylight' crashes remained constant at 17, but crashes in 'Dark - lighted roadway' conditions increased from 9 to 10, and 'Dark - roadway not lighted' crashes decreased from 2 to 0.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (51 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (58 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 35 mph zones increased from 7 in February 2022 to 13 in February 2023, and crashes in 40 mph zones rose from 5 to 7. Conversely, crashes in 30 mph zones saw a significant decrease, falling from 11 to 3. Additionally, 10 mph and 20 mph zones, which each had 2 crashes in the prior period, did not report any crashes in the current period, while a 45 mph zone appeared with 1 crash in February 2023. No fatal crashes occurred in any speed zone during either period.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), accessed programmatically via the Arcgis_yearly Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.
Data Retrieval
- Access method: Arcgis_yearly Open Data API (SoQL queries)
- Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
- Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
- Date filter applied: 2023-02-01 through 2023-02-28
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-02-01 through 2023-02-28 (28 days)
- Geographic scope: EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 29
- Total persons involved: 61
- Total vehicles involved: 51
Analytical Methodology
- Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
- Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
- Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
- Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
- Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
- Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
- AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.
Limitations & Disclaimers
- Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
- Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
- Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
- AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
- Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "EAST BRIDGEWATER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/east-bridgewater/february-2023-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2023-02-01 – 2023-02-28
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved