Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

12 CRASHES IN
TEWKSBURY, MA
FEBRUARY 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstFebruary 2024

Total crashes in Tewksbury increased by 50% year-over-year, rising from 8 crashes in February 2024 to 12 crashes in February 2025. The most notable shift was the increase in crashes occurring in the 65 mph speed zone, which saw an increase from 7 crashes to 9 crashes.

12

50.0%was 8

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

1

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 · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Tewksbury show an upward trend, with total crashes increasing from 8 in February 2024 to 12 in February 2025, representing a 50% rise. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods, and total injuries remained constant at 1.

1

Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2025

-50.0% vs prior (2)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 2 in February 2024 to 1 in February 2025. Correspondingly, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 25% of total crashes in the prior period to 8.3% in the current period, indicating a downward trend in the proportion of such incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Injured

Prior: 10.0%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year, with the peak day for crashes moving from Thursday (3 crashes) in February 2024 to Tuesday and Wednesday (3 crashes each) in February 2025. The peak crash hour also changed, with February 2024 reporting multiple hours with 1 crash, including 7 PM, while February 2025 saw a peak at 3 PM with 3 crashes.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Both February 2024 and February 2025 reported 0 fatalities and 0 fatal crashes. The number of minor injury crashes remained constant at 1 in both periods, though its proportion of total crashes decreased from 12.5% in the prior period to 8.3% in the current period. No-injury crashes increased from 7 in February 2024 to 10 in February 2025.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes8.3%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury10no injury crashes83.3%
42.9%prior 7

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The number of crashes attributed to 'Followed too closely' remained constant at 3 in both periods. Crashes with 'No improper driving' increased from 1 in February 2024 to 2 in February 2025, while 'Inattention' remained at 1 crash. Factors such as 'Fatigued/asleep', 'Made an improper turn', 'Over-correcting/over-steering', 'Driving too fast for conditions', 'Physical impairment', and 'Exceeded authorized speed limit' each appeared with 1 crash in February 2025, having not been present in the prior period's top factors. Conversely, 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' decreased from 2 crashes to 0, and 'Failed to yield right of way' decreased from 1 crash to 0.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely3 (25%)
No improper driving2 (16.7%)
Fatigued/asleep1 (8.3%)
Inattention1 (8.3%)
Made an improper turn1 (8.3%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (8.3%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (8.3%)
Physical impairment1 (8.3%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Weather conditions for crashes shifted, with clear conditions remaining prevalent but snow-related crashes appearing in February 2025 with 2 incidents, compared to 0 in February 2024. This is reflected in road surface conditions, where crashes on snow-covered roads increased from 0 to 2. Crashes occurring in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions decreased from 4 to 2, while 'Daylight' crashes increased from 4 to 7.

Weather

Clear/Clear6 (50.0%)
Clear4 (33.3%)
-33.3%prior 6
Snow/Snow2 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight7 (58.3%)
Dark - lighted roadway3 (25.0%)
Dark - roadway not lighted2 (16.7%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry9 (75.0%)
28.6%prior 7
Snow2 (16.7%)
Wet1 (8.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (23 vehicles)

1
HONDA5 (21.7%)
2
FORD2 (8.7%)
3
VOLVO2 (8.7%)
4
GMC2 (8.7%)
5
HYUNDAI2 (8.7%)
6
SUBARU2 (8.7%)
7
KIA1 (4.3%)
8
MACK TRUCKS1 (4.3%)
9
GILG1 (4.3%)
10
MERCEDESBENZ AU1 (4.3%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (22 persons with recorded sex)

Male14 (63.6%)
16.7%prior 12
Female8 (36.4%)
100.0%prior 4

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 65 mph speed zone increased from 7 in February 2024 to 9 in February 2025. The 35 mph zone maintained 1 crash in both periods. New crash occurrences were noted in the 25 mph (1 crash) and 30 mph (1 crash) zones in February 2025, which had no crashes in the prior period. All speed zones reported 0 fatal crashes in both periods.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28 · 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: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-02-01 through 2025-02-28 (28 days)
  • Geographic scope: TEWKSBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 12
  • Total persons involved: 25
  • Total vehicles involved: 23

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). "TEWKSBURY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: February 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-02-01 to 2025-02-28. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/tewksbury/february-2025-report

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