Are hit and run drivers on the increase?

[Archae]

Or just the reporting of hit ad run accidents?

Friend of mine had his truck hit in the back by a hit and run, in my friend's driveway.

[notesdev]

1. wild guess

people who can't afford to keep up their insurance are on the increase

[Lyric]

4. Yep, my thoughts too.

[Alexander]

2. Some states have loopholes in the law that help hit-and-run drivers.

In Arizona, for example, you have to not only get the vehicle and plate number, you also have to provide a physical description of the driver.

I've known a few people in Arizona who were smacked by hit-and-run drivers, particularly at night, whom the police couldn't help because the victims couldn't see the driver well enough to give any kind of physical description.

[gateley]

3. It sure seems like it -- and especially those "hits" that involve a person. It's appalling. nt

[Archae]

5. You mean hitting a pedestrian, then taking off, right?

There are even videos of that.

[gateley]

6. Yes -- sorry, should have said that. I can't believe how often I hear of it happening

recently.

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7. Two possible explanations...

1) Increased enforcement and stiffer penalties for DUI offenses...

2) Illegal aliens driving without a license and/or insurance.

[Archae]

8. Very few illegals.

In fact, whenever I see on the news a hit-and-run who's been caught, it's some white guy or girl.

[mitchum]

9. +1 (on both counts)