Concern at growing number of US hit and run crashes

There has been a worrying increase in hit-and-run crashes in the US between 2009 and 2016. A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that fatalities hit-and-run crashes increased by 60% between 2009 and 2016, reaching 2,049. Around 65% of hit-and-run crashes involve vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.
May 8, 2018 Read time: 1 min

There has been a worrying increase in hit-and-run crashes in the US between 2009 and 2016. A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that fatalities hit-and-run crashes increased by 60% between 2009 and 2016, reaching 2,049. Around 65% of hit-and-run crashes involve vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.

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