![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Chicago_hit_and_run.webm/640px--Chicago_hit_and_run.webm.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Hit and run
Failing to stop after causing or contributing to a traffic collision / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Hit-and-run?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
For other uses, see Hit and run (disambiguation).
In traffic laws, a hit and run or a hit-and-run is the criminal act of causing a traffic collision and not stopping afterwards. It is considered a supplemental crime in most jurisdictions.
An example of a fatal 'hit and run' of a pedestrian in California in 2020.