CHICAGO (February 25, 2019) – Nationally, both the number of hit-and-run crashes and deaths have hit historic highs. In 2016, hit-and-run fatalities reached 2,049, the highest annual number recorded since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began compiling such statistics in 1975. In Chicago, total hit-and-runs, from fender-benders to fatalities, climbed almost 6 percent in the last five months compared to the same period a year earlier.
Patrick A. Salvi Jr. spoke with the Chicago Tribune’s Mary Wisnieski about the issue and why those numbers are on the rise. Please click here to read the full story.
