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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · VERMONT, VT · MARCH 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
690 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
MARCH 2010
In March 2010, Vermont recorded 690 traffic crashes, resulting in 4 fatalities and 130 injuries. An analysis of crash types reveals that rear-end collisions were the most frequent, accounting for 27.1% of all incidents during this period. The majority of crashes occurred in daylight on dry roads and did not result in injury.
690
Total Crash Events
4
Fatal Crashes
130
Injury Crashes
4
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 5 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in March 2010 peaked on Monday, which saw 114 incidents. The single busiest hour for crashes was 5 PM with 65 events, corresponding with the evening commute period. A significant majority of crashes, 523 out of 690, occurred during daylight hours.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The vast majority of crashes, 551 incidents or 79.9%, resulted in no injuries. Crashes involving at least one injury accounted for 18.8% of the total, or 130 incidents. There were 4 fatal crashes during this period, which resulted in a total of 4 fatalities.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Road & Environmental Conditions
A substantial portion of crashes occurred in seemingly ideal conditions, with 75.8% happening in daylight, 73.5% on dry road surfaces, and 60.1% in clear weather. Adverse weather conditions were present in a minority of cases, with 78 crashes occurring during rain and 111 crashes reported on wet road surfaces.
Weather
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Road surface condition field
Deadliest Highway Corridors
The highest number of crashes on state-maintained highways occurred along US-7, which recorded 75 incidents. Other significant corridors included US-5 with 35 crashes, VT-15 with 24 crashes, and US-2 with 20 crashes. The interstate system also saw notable activity, with I-91 reporting 18 crashes.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (116 total) not shown: US-4, VT-11, VT-30, VT-2A, VT-14, VT-12, VT-7A, WEST RUTLAND-RUTLAND (BR US-4), VT-116, VT-108, BURLINGTON (ALTERNATE US-7), VT-105, VT-114, VT-131, VT-133, VT-62, VT-78, VT-36, VT-107, VT-104, VT-64, VT-289, VT-106, VT-25, VT-104A, VT-3, VT-313, VT-346, VT-4A, MONTPELIER (BR US-2), VT-67, VT-67A, VT-73, VT-74, VT-117, VT-120, VT-125, VT-103, FAS 0122 (VT-315 TH), VT-142, VT-16.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
Crashes were most prevalent on state-maintained highways, which accounted for a combined 336 incidents across various numbered routes. Town or local roads saw the next highest number with 208 crashes. An additional 134 crashes occurred on other public roadways or in parking areas.
Road Class
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
Junction / Location Type
The most common location for a crash was not at an intersection, with 290 incidents occurring mid-block or on straight sections of road. Parking lots were the second most frequent location with 129 crashes. Intersections collectively accounted for 207 crashes, or 30% of the total, with T-intersections (104) and four-way intersections (79) being the most common types.
Junction / Location Type
Showing top 9 of 13 reported. 4 additional (7 total) not shown: Crossover, On Ramp, Five-point or more, Railway grade crossing.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
Vulnerable Users & Heavy Trucks
Among crashes involving non-standard vehicles or road users, incidents with heavy trucks were the most frequent, with 29 reported. Crashes involving motorcycles numbered 4, while pedestrian-involved crashes totaled 5. Combined, vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists) were involved in 5 of these specific incidents.
Animal-Involved Crashes
In crashes involving animals, deer were the most commonly struck species, accounting for 12 of the 17 reported incidents. Collisions with moose occurred twice, and two other crashes involved domestic animals. These animal-related crashes represent a small fraction of the total incidents for the month.
Crashes by Town
The highest concentration of crashes occurred in Burlington, which recorded 62 incidents. Following Burlington were South Burlington with 52 crashes, Bennington with 42, Rutland City with 41, and Colchester with 40. Together, these five municipalities accounted for 237 crashes, representing 34.3% of the statewide total for March 2010.
Crashes by Town
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (231 total) not shown: Hartford, St. Albans City, Berlin, Springfield, Milton, Middlebury, Barre City, Montpelier, Shelburne, Lyndon, Norwich, Rockingham, Northfield, St. Johnsbury, St. Albans Town, Barre Town, Weathersfield, Cambridge, Swanton, Richmond, Georgia, Bradford, Dover, Burke, Manchester, Wilmington, Winhall, Williston, Hardwick, Newfane, West Rutland, Derby, Wardsboro, Rutland Town, Clarendon, Brandon, Castleton, Williamstown, Westminster, Londonderry, Ferrisburgh.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most frequent type of crash was a rear-end collision, which accounted for 187 incidents, or 27.1% of the total. The second most common type was a single-vehicle crash, with 153 incidents representing 22.2% of all crashes. Other notable collision types included same-direction sideswipes (71 crashes) and broadside collisions (66 crashes).
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 12 smaller categories (89 records): Opp Direction Sideswipe (25), Left Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->v-- (20), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (14), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (7), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (6), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (5), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (4), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (3), Left and Right Turns, Simultaneous Turn Crash --vv-- (2), Right Turn and Thru, Head On v^-- (1), Right Turn, Same Direction, Rear End ^--^-- (1), Left Turns, Same Direction, Rear End v--v-- (1).
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis 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 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: 2010-03-01 through 2010-03-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-03-01 through 2010-03-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: vermont, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 690
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.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "vermont, VT Crash Intelligence Report: March 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-03-01 to 2010-03-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/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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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis
Period: 2010-03-01 – 2010-03-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved