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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · VERMONT, VT · OCTOBER 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
978 CRASHES IN
VERMONT, VT
OCTOBER 2010
In October 2010, Vermont recorded 978 motor vehicle crashes, resulting in 6 fatalities and 195 injuries. Analysis of collision types reveals that rear-end incidents and single-vehicle crashes were the most common, collectively accounting for over half of all reported collisions. These two manners of collision occurred at nearly identical frequencies, with 250 rear-end crashes and 246 single-vehicle crashes.
978
Total Crash Events
6
Fatal Crashes
195
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. 19 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in Vermont during this period peaked on Fridays, which saw 189 incidents, and during the 3 p.m. hour, with 95 events. A significant majority of collisions, 682 out of 978, occurred during daylight hours. The morning and evening commute periods, from 7-8 a.m. and 3-5 p.m., showed clear spikes in crash activity.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The vast majority of crashes, 77.5% (758 incidents), resulted in no injuries, being classified as property-damage-only events. Crashes involving at least one injury accounted for 19.9% of the total, or 195 incidents. 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 · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Road & Environmental Conditions
Most crashes occurred in ideal driving conditions, with 69.7% (682 crashes) happening in daylight and 69.5% (680 crashes) on dry road surfaces. Clear weather was reported for 516 crashes, or 52.8% of the total. Conversely, 293 crashes occurred in dark conditions, and 211 crashes took place on wet roads.
Weather
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Road surface condition field
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Among crashes occurring on major state-numbered corridors, US-7 was the most frequent location with 115 incidents. Following US-7 were US-2 with 50 crashes, VT-15 with 39 crashes, and US-5 with 38 crashes. Together, these four routes accounted for 242 crashes, representing a significant concentration of incidents on the state's primary road network.
Deadliest Highway Corridors
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (167 total) not shown: VT-100, VT-14, VT-30, BURLINGTON (ALTERNATE US-7), VT-116, VT-105, VT-103, VT-11, VT-7A, VT-2A, VT-117, VT-78, WEST RUTLAND-RUTLAND (BR US-4), VT-62, VT-107, VT-104, VT-106, VT-66, VT-12, VT-67A, VT-10A, VT-110, VT-131, VT-104A, VT-17, VT-36, VT-74, I-189, VT-289, VT-101, NEWPORT (ALTERNATE US-5), I-93, VT-38, VT-44, FAS 0136 (VT-143 TH), VT-191, VT-67, VT-128, VT-112, MONTPELIER (BR US-2), VT-207.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Crash-level records
Road Class
Crashes on state-numbered highways accounted for 441 incidents, representing the largest portion of the total. Town or local roads saw the second-highest number of crashes with 309 incidents. An additional 151 crashes occurred on other public roadways, such as in parking areas.
Road Class
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Crash-level records
Junction / Location Type
The most common crash location was not at a junction, accounting for 470 incidents, or 48.1% of the total. Intersections were the next most frequent site, with 138 crashes at T-intersections and 104 at four-way intersections. Notably, 142 crashes, or 14.5% of the total, occurred in parking lots.
Junction / Location Type
Showing top 9 of 14 reported. 5 additional (17 total) not shown: On Ramp, Crossover, Railway grade crossing, Shared-use path or trail, Five-point or more.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Crash-level records
Vulnerable Users & Heavy Trucks
Among crashes involving non-standard vehicles or road users, collisions with heavy trucks were the most frequent, with 36 reported incidents. Crashes involving vulnerable road users included 20 with motorcycles, 13 with pedestrians, and 9 with bicycles. Combined, pedestrian and bicycle incidents accounted for 22 of these specific collision types.
Animal-Involved Crashes
Collisions with animals accounted for 31 incidents, representing 3.2% of total crashes. Deer were the most commonly struck animal, involved in 22 of these crashes. An additional 4 crashes involved moose, a hazard particularly noted in Vermont, especially during the autumn months.
Impairment (Alcohol / Drugs)
Impairment was a noted factor in 49 crashes, representing 5.0% of all incidents in this period. Alcohol was the primary impairing substance, cited in 48 of these cases, while drugs were noted in one case. These figures should be considered a minimum, as impairment can be under-reported in crash data.
Crashes by Town
The highest concentration of crashes occurred in Burlington, which recorded 131 incidents. The communities of Colchester and South Burlington followed, with 66 and 65 crashes, respectively. Together, these three municipalities accounted for 262 crashes, or 26.8% of the statewide total for the month.
Crashes by Town
Showing top 9 of 50 reported. 41 additional (318 total) not shown: Barre City, Milton, Shelburne, Berlin, Hartford, St. Albans Town, St. Albans City, Middlebury, Swanton, Stowe, Montpelier, Lyndon, Barre Town, Williston, Norwich, Rockingham, Waterbury, Newbury, Georgia, Hinesburg, Rutland Town, Windsor, Royalton, Charlotte, Killington, Newport City, New Haven, Hartland, Burke, Enosburg, Richmond, Woodstock, Castleton, Ferrisburgh, Townshend, Fairfax, Ludlow, Weathersfield, Randolph, Guilford, Chester.
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
Rear-end collisions were the most frequent type of crash, accounting for 250 incidents or 25.6% of the total. Single-vehicle crashes were nearly as common, with 246 incidents representing 25.2% of all crashes. Combined, these two categories made up more than half of all collisions during this period.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 12 smaller categories (102 records): Head On (27), Rear-to-rear (25), Left Turn and Thru, Broadside v<-- (12), Right Turn and Thru, Broadside ^<-- (9), Right Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash ^^-- (7), Left Turn and Thru, Same Direction Sideswipe/Angle Crash vv-- (6), Right Turn, Same Direction, Rear End ^--^-- (4), Left Turn and Thru, Head On ^v-- (4), Left Turns, Opposite Directions, Head On/Angle Crash --^v-- (3), Right Turn and Thru, Head On v^-- (2), Right Turn and Thru, Angle Broadside -->^-- (2), Left Turns, Same Direction, Rear End v--v-- (1).
Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31 · 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: 2010-10-01 through 2010-10-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-10-01 through 2010-10-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: vermont, VT
- Total crash records analyzed: 978
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: October 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-10-01 to 2010-10-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/statewide/october-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: 2010-10-01 – 2010-10-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved