Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

29 CRASHES IN
HADLEY, MA
JUNE 2023

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2022

In June 2023, HADLEY, MA experienced 29 total crashes, an 11.54% increase from the 26 crashes recorded in June 2022. Total injuries rose significantly by 116.67%, from 6 injuries in the prior period to 13 in the current period. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

29

11.5%was 26

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

13

116.7%was 6

Persons Injured

1

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 · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity in HADLEY, MA showed an upward trend year-over-year, with total crashes increasing by 11.54% from 26 in June 2022 to 29 in June 2023. This increase was accompanied by a substantial rise in total injuries, which more than doubled from 6 to 13. Fatal crashes remained stable at zero in both periods.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2023

0.0% vs prior (1)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained stable at 1 in both June 2022 and June 2023. However, due to the overall increase in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate slightly decreased from 3.8% in June 2022 to 3.4% in June 2023.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

13

Motorists Injured

Prior: 5160.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted slightly year-over-year. While Wednesday was the peak crash day in June 2022 with 7 crashes, Thursday became the peak in June 2023 with 7 crashes. The peak hour for crashes also changed from 1 p.m. with 5 crashes in June 2022 to 2 p.m. with 4 crashes in June 2023.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity of crashes in HADLEY, MA saw notable changes year-over-year, despite no fatalities in either period. Serious injuries, coded as 'A', appeared in June 2023 with 1 crash, compared to zero in June 2022. Minor injuries, coded as 'B', increased from 3 crashes (11.5% share) in June 2022 to 6 crashes (20.7% share) in June 2023. The number of possible injury crashes remained constant at 3 in both periods.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes3.4%
Minor Injury6minor injury crashes20.7%
100.0%prior 3
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes10.3%
0.0%prior 3
No Injury18no injury crashes62.1%
0.0%prior 18

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Contributing factors to crashes showed shifts in counts year-over-year. Crashes attributed to "Followed too closely" increased from 3 in June 2022 to 7 in June 2023, a rise of 4 crashes. Conversely, "Inattention" decreased from 8 crashes to 7 crashes, and "Failed to yield right of way" decreased from 3 crashes to 1 crash. "Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner" increased from 1 crash to 2 crashes.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Inattention7 (24.1%)-12.5%prior 8
No improper driving7 (24.1%)
Followed too closely7 (24.1%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner2 (6.9%)
Failed to yield right of way1 (3.4%)
Other improper action1 (3.4%)
Physical impairment1 (3.4%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road1 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions remained largely consistent, with most crashes occurring in clear weather and on dry roads during daylight hours. Crashes in clear weather decreased from 20 in June 2022 to 17 in June 2023, while crashes in cloudy conditions increased from 2 to 7. The number of crashes on dry road surfaces increased from 21 to 25, while crashes on wet road surfaces remained constant at 4.

Weather

Clear17 (58.6%)
-15.0%prior 20
Cloudy7 (24.1%)
Clear/Other2 (6.9%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (6.9%)
Rain1 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight26 (89.7%)
18.2%prior 22
Dark - lighted roadway1 (3.4%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (3.4%)
Dusk1 (3.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry25 (86.2%)
19.0%prior 21
Wet4 (13.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 50 in June 2022 to 55 in June 2023. The age distribution of persons involved saw an increase in the 26-34 age group (from 5 to 14) and the 65+ age group (from 10 to 16), while the 16-20 age group decreased from 13 to 5. Toyota maintained its position as a top make, increasing its involvement from 6 vehicles to 11, while Honda's involvement slightly decreased from 8 to 7.

Top Vehicle Makes (55 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA11 (20%)
83.3%prior 6
2
SUBARU7 (12.7%)
40.0%prior 5
3
HONDA7 (12.7%)
-12.5%prior 8
4
FORD7 (12.7%)
16.7%prior 6
5
JEEP3 (5.5%)
6
NISSAN3 (5.5%)
7
VOLVO2 (3.6%)
8
HYUNDAI2 (3.6%)
9
MITS1 (1.8%)
10
PONT1 (1.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

4 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.

Sex Distribution (64 persons with recorded sex)

Female32 (50.0%)
39.1%prior 23
Male31 (48.4%)
-6.1%prior 33
X / Unspecified1 (1.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes at specific speed limits showed some changes year-over-year, with no fatal crashes reported in any speed zone for either period. Crashes occurring in 35 mph zones increased from 11 in June 2022 to 14 in June 2023. Conversely, crashes in 40 mph zones decreased from 8 to 5. The number of crashes in 15 mph zones increased from 2 to 3.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · 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: 2023-06-01 through 2023-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-06-01 through 2023-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: HADLEY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 29
  • Total persons involved: 67
  • Total vehicles involved: 55

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.

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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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "HADLEY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/hadley/june-2023-report

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