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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · ESSEX, VT · 2010
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
426 CRASHES IN
ESSEX, VT
2010
In 2010, Essex, VT experienced 426 traffic crashes, resulting in 1 fatality and 30 injuries. Rear-end collisions were the most frequent crash type, accounting for 42% of all incidents.
426
Total Crash Events
1
Fatal Crashes
30
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 data for 2010 in Essex, VT indicates that Friday was the peak day for crashes with 76 incidents, while the peak hour occurred at 5 PM with 47 crashes. The majority of crashes, 355 out of 426, happened during daylight hours, compared to 71 crashes occurring in the dark.
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
In Essex, VT during 2010, the vast majority of crashes, 92.5% (394 incidents), resulted in no injuries. Injury crashes accounted for 7% of incidents, totaling 30 crashes. There was 1 fatal crash, 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
A significant portion of crashes in Essex, VT occurred under favorable conditions, with 258 incidents in clear weather, 286 on dry road surfaces, and 355 during daylight. However, adverse conditions also contributed to crashes, including 37 in rain, 33 in freezing precipitation, 75 on wet roads, and 71 in the dark.
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
VT-15 was the corridor with the highest number of crashes in Essex, VT during 2010, accounting for 142 incidents. Other significant corridors included VT-2A with 46 crashes and VT-117 with 22 crashes. These routes represent key areas for traffic safety focus.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
In 2010, crashes in Essex, VT most frequently occurred on Town or Local Roads, which accounted for 114 incidents. Other Public Roadway / Parking areas were also notable with 82 crashes. Ramps / Spurs contributed 10 crashes to the total.
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 location for crashes in Essex, VT was Not at a Junction, with 137 incidents. Intersections collectively accounted for a substantial portion of crashes, including 74 at T-intersections and 59 at four-way intersections. Approximately 37% of all crashes occurred at various types of intersections.
Junction / Location Type
Showing top 9 of 13 reported. 4 additional (4 total) not shown: Railway grade crossing, On Ramp, Traffic circle / roundabout, Crossover.
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 13 crashes. Motorcycles were involved in 10 crashes. Pedestrian and bicycle crashes combined, representing vulnerable users, accounted for 6 incidents.
Manner of Collision
Rear End collisions were the most dominant manner of collision in Essex, VT, accounting for 42% of all crashes with 179 incidents. Single Vehicle Crashes were the next most frequent type, comprising 8.7% of incidents with 37 crashes. Left Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside collisions also contributed significantly, with 34 incidents.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 10 smaller categories (58 records): Head On (13), Rear-to-rear (12), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (12), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (5), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (4), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (4), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (3), Left Turns, Opposite Directions, Head On/Angle Crash --^v-- (2), Left and Right Turns, Simultaneous Turn Crash --vv-- (2), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (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: Essex, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 426
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). "Essex, 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/essex/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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Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis
Period: 2010-01-01 – 2010-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved