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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WELLFLEET, MA · MARCH 2023
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
5 CRASHES IN
WELLFLEET, MA
MARCH 2023
In March 2023, WELLFLEET recorded 5 total crashes, a 16.67% decrease compared to 6 crashes in March 2022. While fatalities remained at zero in both periods, total injuries decreased from one to zero. A notable shift was the emergence of DUI-related crashes, increasing from zero in the prior period to one in the current period.
5
▼ -16.7%was 6
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
0
▼ -100.0%was 1
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. 5 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Total crashes decreased from 6 in March 2022 to 5 in March 2023, representing a 16.67% reduction. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods, while injuries decreased from one in the prior period to zero in the current period. Overall, the data indicates a slight decrease in crash frequency and severity year-over-year.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — March 2023
20.0% hit-and-run rate this period vs 0.0% prior. Prior period: 0.
When Crashes Happen
In March 2023, the peak day for crashes was Wednesday with 2 incidents, shifting from Tuesday with 2 incidents in March 2022. The peak hour also changed, with 2 crashes occurring at 4 PM in the current period compared to 2 crashes at 2 PM in the prior period. This indicates a shift in the temporal distribution of crash occurrences.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Top Contributing Factors
The number of crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' increased from 1 in March 2022 to 3 in March 2023, a 200% increase in count. Conversely, 'Inattention' related crashes decreased by 66.67% in count, from 3 incidents in March 2022 to 1 in March 2023. 'Physical impairment' appeared as a factor in March 2023 with 1 crash, while 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' was noted in March 2022 with 1 crash but not in the current period.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 3 in March 2022 to 4 in March 2023, while incidents during rain conditions decreased from 1 to 0. Daylight crashes decreased from 4 in March 2022 to 3 in March 2023, whereas crashes in dark conditions increased from 1 (Dark - unknown roadway lighting) in March 2022 to 2 (Dark - lighted roadway and Dark - roadway not lighted) in March 2023. Road surface conditions data for March 2023 is not available for comparison.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (7 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (4 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in 30 mph speed zones remained consistent with 1 crash in both March 2022 and March 2023, and 45 mph zones also maintained 2 incidents across both periods. A new speed zone of 15 mph appeared in March 2023 with 1 crash. Conversely, 5 mph, 25 mph, and 35 mph zones, each with 1 crash in March 2022, were not recorded in March 2023. All crashes reported within specific speed zones for both periods resulted in no fatalities.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · 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: 2023-03-01 through 2023-03-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-03-01 through 2023-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WELLFLEET, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 5
- Total persons involved: 7
- Total vehicles involved: 7
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). "WELLFLEET, MA Crash Intelligence Report: March 2023." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/wellfleet/march-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.
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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: 2023-03-01 – 2023-03-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved