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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · COLCHESTER, VT · 2010
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
619 CRASHES IN
COLCHESTER, VT
2010
In 2010, Colchester experienced 619 total crashes, resulting in 1 fatality and 98 injuries. The majority of crashes, 80.9%, resulted in no injuries, while rear-end collisions were the most frequent crash type, accounting for 33.4% of all incidents.
619
Total Crash Events
1
Fatal Crashes
98
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. 19 crashes with unreported severity are 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
Crashes in 2010 peaked on Fridays with 104 incidents, and the most frequent hour for crashes was 5 PM, recording 62 incidents. A significant majority of crashes occurred during daylight hours, totaling 466 incidents, compared to 152 crashes occurring 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 majority of crashes in 2010, 80.9%, resulted in no injuries, totaling 501 incidents. Injury crashes accounted for 15.8% of the total, with 98 incidents. There was 1 fatal crash, representing 0.2% of all crashes, which resulted in 1 fatality.
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
Most crashes occurred under favorable conditions, with 314 incidents in clear weather, 398 on dry road surfaces, and 466 during daylight. However, a notable number of crashes also occurred in less ideal conditions, including 246 incidents in cloudy, freezing precipitation, or rainy weather, and 160 incidents on wet, snowy, or icy road surfaces.
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
The highest number of crashes occurred on US-7, with 100 incidents, followed by VT-15 with 79 crashes. I-89 recorded 32 crashes, while VT-2A and US-2 had 25 and 23 crashes, respectively. These five corridors collectively accounted for 259 crashes.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
Town or Local Roads accounted for the highest number of crashes, with 186 incidents. Crashes occurring on state highways, identified through the top corridors, totaled 259 incidents, representing 41.8% of all crashes. Additionally, 173 crashes occurred on other public roadways or parking areas.
Road Class
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Junction / Location Type
The most common crash location was 'Not at a Junction' with 222 incidents, followed by parking lots, which saw 165 crashes. Intersections, including T-intersections (83), four-way intersections (80), Y-intersections (11), and five-point or more intersections (2), collectively accounted for 176 crashes, representing 28.4% of all incidents.
Junction / Location Type
Showing top 9 of 12 reported. 3 additional (5 total) not shown: Crossover, Five-point or more, Railway grade crossing.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Vulnerable Users & Heavy Trucks
Among crashes involving specific non-standard road users, heavy trucks were involved in the most incidents, totaling 22 crashes. Pedestrian crashes accounted for 7 incidents, and bicycle crashes for 3 incidents. Together, vulnerable users (pedestrians and bicyclists) were involved in 10 crashes, representing 1.6% of all crashes.
Animal-Involved Crashes
Among crashes involving animals, deer were the most frequently reported, accounting for 18 incidents. Domestic and wild animals were each involved in 3 crashes. Deer strikes are a common hazard in rural Vermont and typically peak in the autumn months.
Impairment (Alcohol / Drugs)
Crashes involving impaired drivers totaled 32 incidents, with alcohol being a factor in 31 crashes and drugs in 1 crash. These impaired-driver crashes represented 5.2% of all incidents. It is important to note that impairment is often under-reported, suggesting these figures may represent a floor.
Manner of Collision
Rear-end collisions were the most common manner of collision, accounting for 207 incidents or 33.4% of all crashes. Single-vehicle crashes were the second most frequent type, with 120 incidents, representing 19.4% of the total. Same direction sideswipes also contributed significantly, with 64 incidents.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 11 smaller categories (57 records): Rear-to-rear (20), Head On (15), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (8), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (4), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (2), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (2), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (2), Left and Right Turns, Simultaneous Turn Crash --vv-- (1), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (1), Right Turn and Thru, Head On v^-- (1), Left Turns, Same Direction, Rear End v--v-- (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: Colchester, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 619
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). "Colchester, 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/colchester/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