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Vermont officials report small rise in 2025 traffic fatalities amid data gaps
Summary
Vermont Agency of Transportation data managers told a House Transportation committee that provisional figures show a roughly 3% rise in 2025 traffic fatalities (about two people) and widespread reporting shortfalls that complicate analysis; eight December fatal crashes remain pending toxicology.
Mandy Gattney, manager of the data and analytics section at the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), told the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 14 that 2025 crash counts are provisional and show a small increase in fatalities compared with 2024.
Gattney said VTrans' five-year rolling averages are used to smooth fluctuations, but provisional 2025 numbers show a roughly 3% increase in fatalities (a difference of two people) and that the agency is still awaiting toxicology results for eight…
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