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Vermont data show uptick in fatalities and serious injuries; committee asks for deeper analysis
Summary
VTrans data staff told the Senate Transportation Committee that provisional 2024–25 figures show a small rise in fatalities and an increase in serious injuries, with impaired driving and unbelted occupants prominent; members requested VMT‑adjusted rates, toxicology updates and enforcement data.
Mandy Shatney, manager of the Data and Analytics Section in the Operations and Safety Bureau at VTrans, told the Senate Transportation Committee on Jan. 8 that Vermont’s provisional crash data show a slight rise in fatalities and a sustained increase in serious injuries.
“The fatal crash data is still not finalized,” Shatney said, noting that toxicology and other year‑end processes can take up to 720 hours after Dec. 31 to complete. She told senators she expanded the usual five‑year snapshot to a 10‑year view to illustrate trends and to reduce statistical fluctuation.
The data presentation showed Vermont’s annual fatality totals dipped to 47 in 2019 and climbed to 76 in 2022. Shatney said the department uses a five‑year rolling average—standard practice nationally—to smooth year‑to‑year variation. For the 2024–25 comparison, she reported a small net increase in fatalities (a difference of roughly two) and highlighted increases in impaired‑driver and unbelted…
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