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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 make an arrest. NBC 5 Investigates’ Phil Rogers 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. 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.

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.