Highlights Fatal hit-and-run crashes are a growing public health and traffic safety issue. Improved statistical methods help to better understand the factors associated with fatal hit-and-run crashes. Driver, vehicle and environmental factors have a significant impacts on the likelihood of a driver fleeing the scene. Economic and demographic factors are also important factors.

    Abstract Introduction: Hit-and-run crashes are a criminal offense that leave the victim without prompt medical care or the ability to receive financial compensation. Method: The purpose of the current study was to quantify the factors associated with the probability that a driver leaves the scene of a fatal crash, using multiple imputation to incorporate information from drivers who were never apprehended and thus whose characteristics were unknown. Results: The results of this study show that in addition to driver, vehicle, and environmental factors having significant impacts on the likelihood of a driver fleeing the scene, economic and demographic factors are important as well. Practical Applications: This analysis allows for a more holistic understanding of hit-and-run crashes and informs potential countermeasures and future research.


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    Titel :

    Fatal hit-and-run crashes: Factors associated with leaving the scene


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021-08-12


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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