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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA · FEBRUARY 2022
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
67 CRASHES IN
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA
FEBRUARY 2022
In February 2022, West Springfield experienced 67 total crashes, a slight decrease of 1.47% compared to the 68 crashes recorded in February 2021. While overall crashes remained stable, DUI-related crashes saw a notable increase, rising from 0 in the prior year to 2 in the current period.
67
▼ -1.5%was 68
Total Crash Events
0
Persons Killed
18
▲ 12.5%was 16
Persons Injured
9
▲ 80.0%was 5
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 · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall crash totals in West Springfield remained relatively stable year-over-year, with a minor decrease of 1 crash, from 68 in February 2021 to 67 in February 2022. This represents a slight reduction of 1.47% in total crash incidents.
9
Hit-and-Run Crashes — February 2022
▲ 80.0% vs prior (5)
Hit-and-run crashes increased significantly year-over-year, rising from 5 incidents in February 2021 to 9 incidents in February 2022. This change resulted in the hit-and-run rate increasing from 7.4% of all crashes in the prior period to 13.4% in the current period, indicating an upward trend.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
17
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 patterns of crashes remained consistent year-over-year, with Friday continuing to be the peak day for crashes in both periods, although the count decreased from 18 in February 2021 to 17 in February 2022. Similarly, 3 PM remained the peak hour for crashes, with counts decreasing from 9 in the prior period to 7 in the current period.
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
Fatalities and fatal crashes remained at zero in both February 2021 and February 2022. However, total injuries increased by 2, from 16 to 18, representing a 12.5% rise year-over-year. The proportion of crashes resulting in Minor Injury increased from 11.8% to 19.4%, while crashes with Possible Injury decreased from 7.4% to 3%.
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 by 11 crashes, from 32 in February 2021 to 21 in February 2022. 'Inattention' also saw a decrease in count, from 11 to 7 crashes. Conversely, 'Followed too closely' crashes increased significantly from 1 in the prior period to 5 in the current period, while 'Failed to yield right of way' crashes decreased from 6 to 2.
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
There was a notable shift towards crashes occurring in clear weather and dry road conditions in February 2022 compared to the prior year. Crashes in clear weather increased from 27 to 43, while snow-related crashes significantly decreased from 21 to 6. Similarly, crashes on dry road surfaces rose from 32 to 46, concurrent with a decrease in crashes on snow-covered roads from 17 to 5.
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
Honda remained the most frequently involved vehicle make, although its count decreased from 25 to 17 year-over-year. Hyundai significantly rose in representation, moving from outside the top three to the second most frequent make with 14 vehicles involved. Regarding persons involved, the 45-54 age group saw a substantial increase from 13 to 25 individuals, while the 21-25 and 35-44 age groups experienced decreases.
Top Vehicle Makes (128 vehicles)
Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Vehicle unit records
20 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (124 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 occurring in the 30 mph speed zone increased by 6, from 20 in February 2021 to 26 in February 2022. Conversely, crashes in the 65 mph speed zone saw a slight decrease from 8 to 7. No fatal crashes were reported in any speed zone during either period.
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: WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA
- Total crash records analyzed: 67
- Total persons involved: 148
- Total vehicles involved: 128
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). "WEST SPRINGFIELD, 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/west-springfield/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.
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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: 2022-02-01 – 2022-02-28
Generated: June 21, 2026 · All rights reserved