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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · VERMONT, VT · AUGUST 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
964 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
AUGUST 2010
In August 2010, Vermont recorded 964 motor vehicle crashes, resulting in 6 fatalities and 201 injuries. The most common type of collision was the rear-end crash, accounting for 258 incidents, or 26.8% of the total. Single-vehicle crashes were the second most frequent type, with 210 occurrences.
964
Total Crash Events
6
Fatal Crashes
201
Injury Crashes
6
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 11 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in August 2010 peaked on Fridays, with 167 incidents recorded, followed closely by Tuesdays with 161. The afternoon commute period was the most hazardous time of day, with the single busiest hour being 4 p.m. (108 crashes), followed by 5 p.m. (94 crashes). The data shows a strong daytime pattern, as 795 of the 964 total crashes occurred during daylight hours.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The majority of crashes in August 2010 resulted in property damage only, with 746 such incidents accounting for 77.4% of the total. Crashes involving an injury occurred in 201 instances, representing 20.9% of all crashes. There were 6 fatal crashes during this period, which resulted in 6 total fatalities.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Road & Environmental Conditions
The vast majority of collisions occurred in ideal driving conditions. Specifically, 82.5% of crashes (795) happened in daylight, 71.3% (687) in clear weather, and 85.9% (828) on dry road surfaces. For comparison, 64 crashes were reported during rain and 77 occurred on wet roads.
Weather
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Road surface condition field
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Analysis of crashes on numbered state highways reveals that a few key corridors account for a significant portion of incidents. US-7 was the site of the most crashes with 110 incidents. Following US-7 were US-2 with 47 crashes, US-5 with 39 crashes, I-91 with 38 crashes, and VT-15 with 37 crashes.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (158 total) not shown: US-302, VT-9, VT-11, VT-14, BURLINGTON (ALTERNATE US-7), VT-105, WEST RUTLAND-RUTLAND (BR US-4), VT-78, VT-104, VT-116, VT-36, VT-2A, VT-22A, VT-207, VT-7A, VT-62, VT-4A, VT-103, VT-117, I-189, VT-131, VT-110, VT-108, VT-100B, MONTPELIER (BR US-2), VT-18, VT-114, VT-118, VT-232, VT-242, VT-25, VT-289, VT-12, VT-3, VT-104A, VT-31, VT-12A, VT-44, VT-129, VT-5A, VT-125.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
Based on the available data for roadway classification, 'Town or Local Road' was the most frequent category with 278 crashes. 'Other Public Roadway / Parking' followed with 170 incidents. A smaller number of crashes were recorded on ramps or spurs (10) and on private property (2).
Road Class
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Crash-level records
Junction / Location Type
The most common location for a crash was not at a junction, with 406 such incidents recorded. Collisions in parking lots were the second most frequent type, at 165 occurrences. Combined, crashes at T-intersections (137) and four-way intersections (120) accounted for 257 incidents.
Junction / Location Type
Showing top 9 of 14 reported. 5 additional (17 total) not shown: Off Ramp, Shared-use path or trail, Crossover, Railway grade crossing, Five-point or more.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Crash-level records
Vulnerable Users & Heavy Trucks
Among crashes involving specific non-standard vehicle or person types, collisions with heavy trucks were the most frequent, occurring in 42 incidents. Crashes involving motorcycles were also notable, with 30 events. Vulnerable road users were involved in a smaller number of collisions, with 14 crashes involving a bicycle and 12 involving a pedestrian.
Animal-Involved Crashes
A total of 16 crashes were recorded as involving an animal. The vast majority of these incidents, 12 in total, involved collisions with deer. An additional 3 crashes involved a moose, and 1 involved another type of wild animal. These animal-related collisions represent a small fraction of the total crashes for the month.
Crashes by Town
Crash incidents were geographically concentrated in a few key municipalities. The City of Burlington recorded the highest number of crashes with 136, followed by South Burlington with 80 and Brattleboro with 58. These three cities alone accounted for 274 crashes, or 28.4% of the statewide total. Colchester and Rutland City each reported 52 crashes.
Crashes by Town
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (305 total) not shown: St. Albans Town, Springfield, Montpelier, Middlebury, Stowe, Winooski City, Milton, Berlin, Barre City, Georgia, St. Johnsbury, Barre Town, Newbury, Swanton, Shelburne, Castleton, Manchester, Newport City, Richmond, Derby, Dummerston, Ferrisburgh, Westminster, Pownal, Woodstock, Sheldon, Winhall, Fair Haven, Rockingham, Norwich, Cambridge, Hyde Park, Lyndon, South Hero, Guilford, Rutland Town, Putney, Ludlow, Brandon, Poultney, Alburgh.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most prevalent type of crash was a rear-end collision, which accounted for 258 incidents or 26.8% of all crashes. Single-vehicle crashes were the second most common manner of collision, with 210 incidents representing 21.8% of the total. Same-direction sideswipes were the third most frequent type, occurring 104 times (10.8%).
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 11 smaller categories (94 records): Rear-to-rear (24), Head On (22), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (15), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (8), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (6), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (5), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (5), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (4), Left and Right Turns, Simultaneous Turn Crash --vv-- (3), Right Turn, Same Direction, Rear End ^--^-- (1), Left Turns, Opposite Directions, Head On/Angle Crash --^v-- (1).
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31 · 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: 2010-08-01 through 2010-08-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-08-01 through 2010-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: vermont, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 964
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). "vermont, VT Crash Intelligence Report: August 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-08-01 to 2010-08-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/august-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: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis
Period: 2010-08-01 – 2010-08-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved