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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · FEBRUARY 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
902 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
FEBRUARY 2010
In February 2010, Austin recorded 902 motor vehicle crashes, resulting in 3 fatalities and 661 injuries. Analysis of collision types reveals that rear-end collisions were a dominant pattern, with 'Same Direction - One Straight-One Stopped' and 'Same Direction - Both Going Straight-Rear End' crashes collectively accounting for 30.7% of all incidents.
902
Total Crash Events
3
Persons Killed
661
Persons Injured
3
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (3) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (3) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
During this period, 3 people were killed in traffic crashes, including 2 motor-vehicle occupants and 1 pedestrian. No bicyclists were killed. The key performance indicators for this period report 0 injuries for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists, though the overall injury total for all persons was 661.
1
Pedestrians Killed
2
Motorists Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
Crashes in Austin peaked on Fridays, with 165 incidents, and the most frequent hour for collisions was 4 p.m., which saw 67 crashes. The data indicates distinct commuter peaks, with a morning rush between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. and a more prolonged afternoon period from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. A notable spike of 41 crashes also occurred at 2 a.m.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Of the 902 total crashes, 45% (406 incidents) resulted in no injuries, while crashes involving some level of injury—from possible to serious—accounted for 46.6% of the total. There were 3 fatal crashes during this period, representing 0.3% of all crashes and resulting in 3 total fatalities.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
The highest number of crashes occurred in 35 mph zones, which saw 138 incidents, accounting for 15.3% of all crashes. While crashes were frequent in lower speed zones, the three fatal crashes occurred in zones with posted speeds of 30 mph, 50 mph, and 65 mph. Within their respective zones, 1.54% of crashes in 50 mph zones and 1.30% of crashes in 65 mph zones were fatal.
Fatal crashes by zone: 30 mph: 1 of 119 (0.84%) · 50 mph: 1 of 65 (1.538%) · 65 mph: 1 of 77 (1.299%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Serious Injuries by Road User
Analysis of the 23 individuals who sustained serious injuries shows that 14 were motor-vehicle occupants. Vulnerable road users accounted for a significant portion of serious injuries, with 3 pedestrians, 3 motorcyclists, and 3 bicyclists making up 39.1% of the total.
Posted Speed Limit
Crashes were most prevalent on roads with posted speed limits of 30–35 mph, accounting for 257 incidents. A substantial number of crashes occurred on higher-speed roadways, with roads posted at 50 mph or more accounting for 288 crashes, or 38.1% of all crashes where speed limit was recorded.
Posted Speed Limit
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Crash-level records
State Highway vs Local Street
Crashes were split between state and local roadways, with TxDOT State-System Highways seeing a slightly higher number of incidents at 474. These state-maintained highways accounted for 52.5% of all crashes in the city, while city and local streets accounted for the remaining 428 crashes.
State Highway vs Local Street
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Crash-level records
Units / Modes Involved
The most common crash scenarios involved passenger vehicles, with collisions between a large passenger vehicle and a passenger car being the top combination at 324 incidents. Single-vehicle crashes involving either a passenger car (299 incidents) or a large passenger vehicle (163 incidents) were also frequent. Vulnerable road users were involved in a number of crashes, including 23 involving pedestrians, 13 involving bicycles, and 11 involving motorcycles.
Units / Modes Involved
Showing top 9 of 24 reported. 15 additional (45 total) not shown: Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Motorcycle, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Motor vehicle – other, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle, Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Motorcycle & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Passenger car & Pedestrian, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
Analysis of collision types shows that rear-end crashes were the most common, with 'Same Direction - One Straight-One Stopped' and 'Same Direction - Both Going Straight-Rear End' incidents together comprising 277 crashes, or 30.7% of the total. Single-vehicle crashes where a vehicle was going straight were also a significant category, accounting for 219 incidents (24.3%), followed by angle collisions between two straight-moving vehicles (106 incidents, 11.8%).
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 13 smaller categories (105 records): ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING LEFT (24), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (17), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH GOING STRAIGHT (12), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE LEFT TURN (12), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH RIGHT TURN (11), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING RIGHT (9), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (6), ANGLE - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (5), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURN (3), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - BACKING (3), SAME DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (1), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - OTHER (1).
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28 · Crash-level records
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from Austin Crash Reports (https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5), accessed programmatically via the Socrata 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: Socrata Open Data API (SoQL queries)
- Dataset URL: https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5
- Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
- Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
- Date filter applied: 2010-02-01 through 2010-02-28
- Report generated: July 6, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-02-01 through 2010-02-28 (28 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 902
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.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Austin, TX Crash Intelligence Report: February 2010." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-02-01 to 2010-02-28. Data source: Austin Crash Reports, Socrata Open Data. Dataset: https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/texas/austin/february-2010-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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Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata
Period: 2010-02-01 – 2010-02-28
Generated: July 6, 2026 · All rights reserved