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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · MARCH 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
1,084 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
MARCH 2010
In March 2010, Austin recorded 1,084 motor vehicle crashes, which resulted in 8 fatalities and 812 injuries. Analysis of temporal patterns reveals that crashes occurred most frequently on Mondays, with 186 incidents, and peaked during the 4 p.m. hour.
1,084
Total Crash Events
8
Persons Killed
812
Persons Injured
7
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (8) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (7) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
During this period, 8 individuals were killed and 812 were injured in traffic crashes. Motor vehicle occupants accounted for the largest number of fatalities, with 5 deaths. Additionally, 3 pedestrians were killed in crashes.
3
Pedestrians Killed
5
Motorists Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in March 2010 were most frequent on Mondays, with 186 incidents. The daily peak for crashes was the 4 p.m. hour, which saw 83 events. A clear pattern emerges showing more crashes during daytime hours, with a notable concentration during the afternoon commute period from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Of the 1,084 crashes, 41.8% resulted in no injuries, while 48.1% involved a possible, minor, or serious injury. There were 7 crashes classified as fatal during this period. These 7 fatal crashes resulted in a total of 8 fatalities, illustrating that a single crash event can lead to multiple deaths.
Severity is per crash event (most severe injury). 7 fatal crash events resulted in 8 persons killed.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 177 (0.565%) · 40 mph: 1 of 83 (1.205%) · 45 mph: 2 of 154 (1.299%) · 60 mph: 1 of 53 (1.887%) · 65 mph: 1 of 80 (1.25%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Serious Injuries by Road User
There were 35 individuals who sustained suspected serious injuries in crashes. Vulnerable road users accounted for 12 of these cases, including 5 bicyclists, 4 motorcyclists, and 3 pedestrians. This represents 34.3% of all serious injuries recorded in March 2010.
Posted Speed Limit
Crashes were most prevalent in speed zones of 30-35 mph, with 299 incidents recorded. A significant number of crashes, 327 in total, occurred on higher-speed roads with posted limits of 50 mph or more. This accounts for 37.2% of all crashes where the speed limit was known.
Posted Speed Limit
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
State Highway vs Local Street
The crash distribution between state and local roadways was nearly even, with a slight majority occurring on the TxDOT state-system highway network. These state-maintained roads accounted for 558 crashes, or 51.5% of the total for the month. City and local streets saw the remaining 526 crashes.
State Highway vs Local Street
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
Units / Modes Involved
The most common crash scenarios involved either a single passenger car (361 crashes) or a collision between a large passenger vehicle and a passenger car (358 crashes). Crashes involving vulnerable road users were also present, with the most frequent being collisions between a bicycle and a passenger car (18 incidents). Other notable interactions include crashes between motorcycles and passenger cars (13 incidents) and between large passenger vehicles and pedestrians (12 incidents).
Units / Modes Involved
Showing top 9 of 25 reported. 16 additional (64 total) not shown: Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Motorcycle, Passenger car & Pedestrian, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car, Motor vehicle – other, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Bicycle & Motor vehicle – other, Motorcycle & Motor vehicle – other, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Passenger car & Pedestrian, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle & Passenger car.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most frequent type of crash was a single vehicle incident involving a vehicle going straight, accounting for 238 crashes or 22% of the total. Rear-end collisions were also very common, with 'Same Direction - One Straight-One Stopped' and 'Same Direction - Both Going Straight-Rear End' collectively representing 347 crashes, or 32% of all incidents. Angle collisions involving two vehicles going straight was the next most common type, with 117 occurrences.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 18 smaller categories (157 records): SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE LEFT TURN (24), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (23), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING LEFT (22), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING RIGHT (19), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (15), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH GOING STRAIGHT (14), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH RIGHT TURN (13), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - OTHER (7), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - BACKING (5), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURN (3), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (2), ANGLE - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (2), ANGLE - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE STOPPED (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURNS (1), OTHER - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE ENTERING OR LEAVING PARKING SPACE (1).
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · 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: 2010-03-01 through 2010-03-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-03-01 through 2010-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 1,084
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: March 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31. 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/march-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: 2010-03-01 – 2010-03-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved