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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA · JULY 2025
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
26 CRASHES IN
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA
JULY 2025
In July 2025, WEST BRIDGEWATER experienced 26 crashes, a decrease of 44.7% compared to the 47 crashes recorded in July 2024. This period saw a notable reduction in total crash incidents, while total fatalities remained consistent at 1.
26
▼ -44.7%was 47
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
10
Persons Injured
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.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash incidents in WEST BRIDGEWATER decreased significantly year-over-year. The total number of crashes fell by 21, from 47 in July 2024 to 26 in July 2025, representing a 44.7% reduction.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — July 2025
▼ 0.0% vs prior (1)
The number of hit-and-run crashes remained consistent at 1 incident in both July 2024 and July 2025. However, due to the overall decrease in total crashes, the hit-and-run rate increased from 2.1% in July 2024 to 3.8% in July 2025, indicating an upward trend in the proportion of such incidents.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
1
Motorists Killed
10
Motorists Injured
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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. The peak day for crashes moved from Monday, with 12 incidents in July 2024, to Tuesday, with 9 incidents in July 2025. Similarly, the peak crash hour shifted from 6p, which saw 4 crashes in July 2024, to 4p, with 3 crashes in July 2025.
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
While total fatalities remained at 1 and total injuries at 10 in both periods, the fatal crash rate increased from 2.13% in July 2024 to 3.85% in July 2025. Minor injury crashes accounted for a larger proportion of incidents, rising from 12.8% (6 crashes) in July 2024 to 26.9% (7 crashes) in July 2025. Additionally, possible injury crashes, which were not explicitly reported in July 2024, constituted 3.8% (1 crash) of incidents in July 2025.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Top Contributing Factors
The prevalence of contributing factors shifted between periods. Crashes attributed to 'No improper driving' decreased significantly from 13 in July 2024 to 3 in July 2025. Conversely, 'Inattention' increased from 7 to 8 crashes, and 'Followed too closely' doubled from 2 to 4 crashes. 'Failed to yield right of way' and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' each decreased by 1 incident, from 4 to 3 respectively.
Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash
Road & Environmental Conditions
Clear weather conditions remained the predominant factor in crashes, accounting for 84.6% of incidents in July 2025 and 87.2% in July 2024. Crashes occurring on wet road surfaces decreased from 4 incidents in July 2024 to 2 in July 2025. There was a notable proportional shift towards daylight crashes, which increased from 70.2% (33 incidents) in July 2024 to 88.5% (23 incidents) in July 2025, while crashes in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions were not reported in July 2025 after 7 incidents in July 2024.
Weather
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 86 in July 2024 to 56 in July 2025. Toyota and Ford remained among the most frequently involved makes, with Toyota vehicles decreasing from 12 to 11, and Ford vehicles decreasing from 12 to 9. All age groups saw a reduction in the number of persons involved in crashes, with the 35-44 age group remaining the most represented, though its count decreased from 24 to 13.
Top Vehicle Makes (56 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Vehicle unit records
3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (66 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Crashes in the 35 mph speed zone remained the most frequent, decreasing from 19 incidents in July 2024 to 10 in July 2025. While crashes in the 65 mph zone decreased from 11 to 7, the fatal crash rate within this specific zone increased from 9.091% to 14.286%. The 25 mph speed zone, which recorded 6 crashes in July 2024, did not appear in the July 2025 data.
Fatal crashes by zone: 65 mph: 1 of 7 (14.286%)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31 · 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: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31
- Report generated: June 21, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2025-07-01 through 2025-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 26
- Total persons involved: 69
- Total vehicles involved: 56
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
If you believe any data in this report is inaccurate or have questions about our methodology, please contact: data@injuria.ai. We are committed to accuracy and will issue corrections promptly.
Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA Crash Intelligence Report: July 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-07-01 to 2025-07-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/west-bridgewater/july-2025-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: 2025-07-01 – 2025-07-31
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved