Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

52 CRASHES IN
WESTON, MA
JUNE 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2021

In June 2022, Weston experienced 52 crashes, an increase of 10.6% compared to the 47 crashes recorded in June 2021. Total injuries also rose from 8 to 13 year-over-year. The most notable shift was in contributing factors, with 'Followed too closely' crashes increasing by 216.7% in count and becoming the leading factor.

52

10.6%was 47

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

13

62.5%was 8

Persons Injured

2

-33.3%was 3

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 · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Weston increased year-over-year, with total crashes rising from 47 in June 2021 to 52 in June 2022, representing a 10.6% increase. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 62.5%, from 8 to 13 persons injured. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — June 2022

-33.3% vs prior (3)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 3 incidents in June 2021 to 2 incidents in June 2022. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate declined from 6.4% to 3.8% of total crashes year-over-year, indicating a downward trend.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

13

Motorists Injured

Prior: 862.5%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Monday (9 crashes) in June 2021 to Saturday (10 crashes) in June 2022. The peak hour for crashes also moved from 3 PM (8 crashes) in June 2021 to 2 PM (8 crashes) in June 2022. Crashes occurring on Mondays decreased from 9 to 7, while those on Saturdays increased from 7 to 10.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both June 2021 and June 2022. However, total injuries increased from 8 to 13 year-over-year. Minor injury crashes rose from 4 (8.5% of total crashes) to 7 (13.5% of total crashes), and possible injury crashes increased from 2 (4.3% of total crashes) to 4 (7.7% of total crashes).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes13.5%
75.0%prior 4
Possible Injury4possible injury crashes7.7%
100.0%prior 2
No Injury40no injury crashes76.9%
-2.4%prior 41

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The leading contributing factor shifted from 'Inattention' (9 crashes) in June 2021 to 'Followed too closely' (19 crashes) in June 2022, marking a 216.7% increase in count for this factor. 'Inattention' crashes decreased by 11.1% in count, from 9 to 8. Additionally, 'Driving too fast for conditions' crashes decreased by 66.7% in count, from 3 to 1.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

Followed too closely19 (36.5%)216.7%prior 6
Inattention8 (15.4%)-11.1%prior 9
No improper driving8 (15.4%)33.3%prior 6
Failed to yield right of way6 (11.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road2 (3.8%)-60.0%prior 5
Other improper action2 (3.8%)
Made an improper turn2 (3.8%)
Driving too fast for conditions1 (1.9%)
Over-correcting/over-steering1 (1.9%)
Wrong side or wrong way1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in 'Clear' weather conditions increased from 29 in June 2021 to 37 in June 2022. Conversely, crashes on 'Wet' road surfaces decreased from 10 to 4 year-over-year. Crashes in 'Daylight' conditions increased from 42 to 49, while those in 'Dark - roadway not lighted' conditions decreased from 3 to 1.

Weather

Clear37 (71.2%)
27.6%prior 29
Cloudy7 (13.5%)
Clear/Cloudy4 (7.7%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (3.8%)
Rain2 (3.8%)
-75.0%prior 8

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight49 (94.2%)
16.7%prior 42
Dark - lighted roadway1 (1.9%)
Dark - roadway not lighted1 (1.9%)
Dawn1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry48 (92.3%)
29.7%prior 37
Wet4 (7.7%)
-60.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of persons involved in crashes increased from 109 to 135 year-over-year. The 16-20 age group saw a significant increase in involvement, from 11 persons to 22 persons, while the 21-25 age group also rose from 9 to 17 persons. TOYOTA remained the top vehicle make involved, increasing from 10 to 17 vehicles, with HONDA and MERCEDES-BENZ also showing notable increases in involvement.

Top Vehicle Makes (107 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA17 (15.9%)
70.0%prior 10
2
HONDA12 (11.2%)
100.0%prior 6
3
MERCEDES-BENZ10 (9.3%)
100.0%prior 5
4
CHEVROLET7 (6.5%)
-12.5%prior 8
5
JP6 (5.6%)
6
NISSAN6 (5.6%)
7
SUBARU5 (4.7%)
-16.7%prior 6
8
FORD5 (4.7%)
0.0%prior 5
9
ACURA3 (2.8%)
10
AUDI3 (2.8%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (127 persons with recorded sex)

Male78 (61.4%)
32.2%prior 59
Female49 (38.6%)
28.9%prior 38

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in the 55 mph speed zone increased from 7 in June 2021 to 12 in June 2022. Similarly, crashes in the 65 mph zone increased from 7 to 9. Conversely, crashes in the 35 mph zone decreased from 11 to 8, and those in the 30 mph zone decreased from 8 to 3. No fatal crashes were recorded in any speed zone during either period.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · 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: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: WESTON, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 52
  • Total persons involved: 135
  • Total vehicles involved: 107

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

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "WESTON, MA Crash Intelligence Report: June 2022." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/weston/june-2022-report

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