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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · GARDNER, MA · JULY 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
43 CRASHES IN
GARDNER, MA
JULY 2022
Total crashes decreased by 14% from 50 in July 2021 to 43 in July 2022. While overall crashes and injuries declined, there was a notable increase in fatalities, with one fatality recorded in July 2022 compared to none in July 2021. This shift indicates a decrease in crash frequency but an increase in crash severity.
43
▼ -14.0%was 50
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
4
▼ -75.0%was 16
Persons Injured
3
▲ 200.0%was 1
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 3 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash incidents in Gardner decreased by 14%, from 50 crashes in July 2021 to 43 crashes in July 2022. Concurrently, total injuries saw a significant 75% reduction, falling from 16 to 4. However, the period observed a concerning shift from zero fatalities in July 2021 to one fatality in July 2022.
3
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2022
▲ 200.0% vs prior (1)
Hit-and-run crashes increased by 200%, from 1 incident in July 2021 to 3 incidents in July 2022. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate rose from 2% of total crashes in July 2021 to 7% in July 2022. This indicates an upward trend in hit-and-run incidents.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
1
Motorists Killed
4
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday in July 2021 (11 crashes) to Sunday in July 2022 (11 crashes). Similarly, the peak hour for incidents moved from 10 AM in July 2021 (6 crashes) to 4 PM in July 2022 (6 crashes). This indicates a change in the temporal distribution of crashes, with peak activity moving to weekends and later in the afternoon.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatalities increased from 0 in July 2021 to 1 in July 2022, resulting in a fatal crash rate of 2.33% in the current period. Total injuries significantly decreased by 75%, from 16 in July 2021 to 4 in July 2022. Minor injuries decreased from 10 to 1, while possible injuries remained consistent at 3 across both periods.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
Inattention remained the leading contributing factor, decreasing slightly from 16 crashes in July 2021 to 15 crashes in July 2022. Failed to yield right of way saw a substantial decrease in count, dropping from 8 crashes to 3 crashes. Conversely, Followed too closely doubled its count from 2 crashes in July 2021 to 4 crashes in July 2022.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Clear weather remained the most common condition for crashes, accounting for 37 incidents in both periods. Crashes occurring in cloudy conditions decreased from 6 to 1, and those in rainy conditions decreased from 2 to 1. Crashes in daylight decreased from 40 to 33, while crashes in "Dark - roadway not lighted" conditions increased from 1 to 5.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of persons involved in crashes decreased from 107 in July 2021 to 84 in July 2022. There was a notable decrease in involvement for age groups 0-15 (from 6 to 1), 21-25 (from 15 to 8), 55-64 (from 18 to 11), and 65+ (from 15 to 10). Toyota became the most frequently involved make with 15 vehicles, up from 12, while Ford's involvement decreased from 16 to 8.
Top Vehicle Makes (76 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
13 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (71 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 30 mph speed zones decreased from 25 in July 2021 to 21 in July 2022, but the current period recorded one fatal crash in a 30 mph zone, whereas the prior period had none. Crashes in 20 mph zones increased from 7 to 9. The number of crashes in 55 mph zones decreased from 3 to 2.
Fatal crashes by zone: 30 mph: 1 of 21 (4.762%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31 · 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: 2022-07-01 through 2022-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-07-01 through 2022-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: GARDNER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 43
- Total persons involved: 84
- Total vehicles involved: 76
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). "GARDNER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-07-01 to 2022-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/gardner/july-2022-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.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly
Period: 2022-07-01 – 2022-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved