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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · TEWKSBURY, MA · FEBRUARY 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
52 CRASHES IN
TEWKSBURY, MA
FEBRUARY 2022
In February 2022, TEWKSBURY, MA recorded 52 crashes, a decrease of 3.7% compared to 54 crashes in February 2021. Fatalities saw a significant reduction, dropping from 1 in the prior period to 0 in the current period, while total injuries increased from 2 to 8.
52
▼ -3.7%was 54
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
Persons Killed
8
▲ 300.0%was 2
Persons Injured
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 · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, the number of crashes in February 2022 decreased slightly by 3.7%, from 54 crashes in February 2021 to 52 crashes. This period also saw a 100% reduction in fatalities, from 1 to 0, but a substantial 300% increase in total injuries, from 2 to 8.
2
Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2022
▼ 0.0% vs prior (2)
The number of hit-and-run crashes remained consistent at 2 incidents in both February 2021 and February 2022. Due to a slight decrease in overall crashes, the hit-and-run rate marginally increased from 3.7% in the prior period to 3.8% in the current period.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
2
Pedestrians Injured
6
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal distribution of crashes showed a shift in peak activity. The peak day for crashes moved from Sunday with 11 incidents in February 2021 to Saturday with 12 incidents in February 2022. The peak hour also shifted, from 3p with 6 crashes in the prior year to 6p with 6 crashes in the current year.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Fatal crashes decreased from 1 in February 2021 to 0 in February 2022, resulting in a fatal crash rate reduction from 1.85% to 0%. Concurrently, the proportion of crashes resulting in any injury (Serious, Minor, or Possible) increased from 3.7% (2 crashes) in the prior period to 15.4% (8 crashes) in the current period. This increase includes the emergence of 1 serious injury and 5 minor injuries in February 2022, which were not present in the prior year.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The leading contributing factor, 'No improper driving,' decreased from 22 crashes (40.7% share) in February 2021 to 17 crashes (32.7% share) in February 2022. 'Inattention' increased by 2 crashes, from 6 (11.1% share) to 8 (15.4% share), while 'Operating vehicle in an erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' saw a notable increase from 1 crash (1.9% share) to 5 crashes (9.6% share). Factors such as 'Over-correcting/over-steering,' 'Followed too closely,' and 'Visibility obstructed' each decreased by 2 crashes.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions decreased from 35 to 31, while 'Snow' related crashes also decreased from 10 to 7. Conversely, crashes on 'Ice' road surfaces increased from 5 in February 2021 to 9 in February 2022, and 'Slush' related crashes rose from 1 to 6. Crashes in 'Daylight' decreased from 36 to 31, but those occurring in 'Dark - lighted roadway' increased from 9 to 11, and 'Dark - roadway not lighted' increased from 5 to 7.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased slightly from 95 in February 2021 to 91 in February 2022. Toyota became the most frequently involved make with 16 vehicles, up from 15, while Honda remained at 16 vehicles. Chevrolet saw an increase in involvement from 6 to 8 vehicles, and Jeep increased from 4 to 6 vehicles.
Top Vehicle Makes (91 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Vehicle unit records
7 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (90 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in the 35 mph speed zone increased from 19 in February 2021 to 21 in February 2022, remaining the zone with the highest crash count. The 30 mph zone also saw a slight increase from 10 to 11 crashes. Notably, the 65 mph zone, which had 1 fatal crash in the prior period, recorded 0 fatal crashes in February 2022, while maintaining 7 total crashes.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · 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: 2022-02-01 through 2022-02-28
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-02-01 through 2022-02-28 (28 days)
- Geographic scope: TEWKSBURY, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 52
- Total persons involved: 104
- Total vehicles involved: 91
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). "TEWKSBURY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/tewksbury/february-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.
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: 2022-02-01 – 2022-02-28
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved