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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · CASTLETON, VT · 2010
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
62 CRASHES IN
CASTLETON, VT
2010
In 2010, Castleton, VT experienced 62 traffic crashes, resulting in 1 fatality and 16 injuries. The majority of these incidents, 44 crashes or 71%, were classified as no-injury collisions. This indicates that while crashes occurred, most did not lead to physical harm.
62
Total Crash Events
1
Fatal Crashes
16
Injury Crashes
1
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
When Crashes Happen
Crash incidents in Castleton, VT during 2010 showed a temporal pattern, with the highest frequency on Wednesdays, accounting for 15 crashes. The peak hour for crashes was 2 PM, with 9 incidents recorded. Furthermore, 50 crashes occurred during daylight hours, while 12 crashes took place in dark conditions.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The severity analysis for 2010 reveals that 44 crashes, or 71% of the total, resulted in no injuries. Injury-producing crashes accounted for 16 incidents, representing 25.8% of all collisions. There was 1 fatal crash, which resulted in 1 fatality, highlighting that the number of fatal crashes and total fatalities can sometimes align.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Road & Environmental Conditions
The majority of crashes in 2010 occurred under favorable conditions, with 41 incidents in clear weather, 44 on dry road surfaces, and 50 during daylight. However, adverse conditions also contributed to crashes, including 14 incidents during freezing precipitation, 9 on snowy roads, and 12 in dark conditions.
Weather
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Deadliest Highway Corridors
An examination of crash locations indicates that US-4 was the most frequent corridor for incidents, with 20 crashes, representing 32.3% of all collisions. VT-4A followed with 16 crashes, and VT-30 accounted for 12 crashes. These three routes combined were associated with 48 crashes in Castleton during 2010.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
Regarding roadway classification, Town or Local Roads experienced the highest number of reported crashes with 8 incidents. Other Public Roadway / Parking areas were associated with 3 crashes, and Ramps / Spurs with 1 crash. This data provides insight into crash distribution across specific road types.
Road Class
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Junction / Location Type
The majority of crashes in Castleton, VT occurred away from junctions, with 39 incidents categorized as 'Not at a Junction,' comprising 62.9% of all crashes. Intersections, specifically T-intersections and four-way intersections, each accounted for 7 crashes. Combined, these intersection types represented 14 crashes, or 22.6% of the total.
Junction / Location Type
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most common manner of collision was a Single Vehicle Crash, accounting for 19 incidents or 30.6% of all crashes. Broadside collisions, specifically 'No Turns, Thru moves only, Broadside ^<', were the second most frequent with 12 crashes, followed by Rear End collisions with 10 incidents. These three types represent the dominant crash patterns in the data.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 4 smaller categories (5 records): Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (2), Left Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->v-- (1), Rear-to-rear (1), Opp Direction Sideswipe (1).
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from Vermont Crash Data, accessed programmatically via the Arcgis 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 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: 2010-01-01 through 2010-12-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-01-01 through 2010-12-31 (365 days)
- Geographic scope: Castleton, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 62
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). "Castleton, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/castleton/2010-annual-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: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis
Period: 2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved