hit-and-run crashes

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. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.

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. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers has the story.

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.

Why do Chicago police solve so few hit-and-runs, even in cases where they are given overwhelming amounts of evidence? NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.

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.

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, and Phil Rogers has the details.

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.

Friends of a Chicago woman killed in a hit-and-run crash last year are asking authorities to take action in the seemingly stalled case where police had plenty of leads.

Friends of one Chicago hit-and-run victims have reached out to authorities, asking for action in a seemingly stalled case where police had plenty of leads. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers reports.

Chicago saw more than 37,000 hit-and-run crashes in 2021, but over that same time period, just 306 people were arrested on charges related to fleeing the scene of a crash, according to city data analyzed by NBC 5 Investigates. Phil Rogers has the story.

Why do Chicago police solve so few hit-and-runs? In one case, the family of the victim says even now – nearly six months after the crash – investigators have still failed to act on an obvious clue: a license plate they had from day one.

As the alarming menace of hit-and-run crashes in Chicago grows, the number of these crimes that police actually solve remains shockingly low. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers takes a deeper look at the serious issue.

As the alarming menace of hit-and-run crashes in Chicago grows, the number of these crimes that police actually solve remains shockingly low.