Hit-and-Run

A 12-year-old child has been arrested and charged with murder in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed an 82-year-old woman last month.

Authorities say the crash took place around 1:30 p.m. Monday, when a family was getting into their SUV on at 4500 N. Pulaski Road near Wilson Ave. — an intersection now filled with candles and balloons.

Nearly two years after a deadly hit-and-run crash that remains unsolved, the parents of one victim say Chicago police have kept them in the dark, leaving them with no idea how much evidence investigators have collected – until NBC 5 Investigates showed them.

One year after the hit-and-run that killed Linda Mensch, her loved ones continue to fight for justice in her case – even as they say police won’t respond to them.

The horrific crash was captured by several videos and showed some of the victims being hurled through the air. At least one of the victims landed on the next block, according to a police report.

Newly obtained records reveal that a Chicago police officer was suspended for one day without pay after letting multiple cases drag on for years, including the investigation into a shocking 2016 fatal hit-and-run crash.

A family is desperately pleading for answers after their 5-year-old son died Wednesday after being struck by two vehicles, including one that fled the scene. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

A 5-year-old boy succumbed severe head trauma early Thursday after being struck by two cars — one of which fled the scene — in the middle a busy intersection in Chicago’s Sauganash neighborhood, just south of the city’s border with Lincolnwood, police said.

A 5-year-old boy succumbed to his serious injuries early Thursday after being struck by two cars — one of which fled the scene — in the middle a busy intersection in Chicago’s Edgebrook neighborhood, just south of the city’s border with Lincolnwood, police said.

In the two months since NBC 5 Investigates’ “Left for Dead” series uncovering Chicago’s hit-and-run crisis, the cases that were unsolved then – despite major evidence like vehicles left behind – have still not seen an arrest, as the crisis has continued across the city.

Family and friends remember an 11-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run accident this week, asking the driver to come forward. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

The family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed Thursday in a hit-and-run accident is remembering as a smart, athletic and “good kid.” NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

In one of the exceedingly rare Chicago hit-and-runs that actually saw an arrest, investigators not only had an image of the van that killed a man, it had a phone number painted on the side – but it still took five years for police to close the case.

Chicago police are far more likely to stop investigating a hit-and-run crash altogether than they are to solve it, records show – leaving victims in the dark even in cases with seemingly obvious clues.

Chicago sees an average of more than 100 hit-and-runs each day, with thousands of crashes every year causing injuries and deaths, city data shows. But those cases are rarely solved – even with seemingly obvious clues.

A 23-year-old man was biking about 9:20 p.m. in the 3800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene, Chicago police said.

Newly obtained emails reveal the steps Chicago police took in a deadly hit-and-run case — only after NBC 5 Investigates started asking questions. Phil Rogers reports.

Newly obtained emails reveal the steps Chicago police took in a deadly hit-and-run case — only after NBC 5 Investigates started asking questions.

What really happened before a deadly hit-and-run last June? NBC 5 Investigates has uncovered new details that the surviving victim says police never told him.

Well, they wanted internet fame: the Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the driver of a rented Tesla that crashed into two parked cars after attempting dangerous stunts.