Las Vegas police don't respond to all hit-and-run crashes

Video Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
Published on February 24, 2020 - Duration: 03:04s

Las Vegas police don't respond to all hit-and-run crashes

Las Vegas victims in hit-and-run crashes often face an extra layer of frustration because the city's police department does not go to the crash scene unless there's an injury.

Even though leaving the scene of a crash is a crime, as 13 Investigates Anchor Tricia Kean reports, it's often on you to initiate the investigation.


Las Vegas police don't respond to all hit-and-run crashes

EXTRA LAYER OF FRUSTRATION.13 INVESTIGATES ANCHOR TRICIAKEAN SHOWS YOU THAT EVEN THOUGHHIT AND RUN IS A CRIME...ONE LOCAL DRIVER FOUND OUT --IT'S ON YOU TO INITIATE THEINVESTIGATION.<10.30 CESAR CRUZ: I WASACTUALLY HEADING TO CHURCH.CESAR CRUZ WAS DRIVING UPRANCHO LAST MONTH WHEN ANOTHERDRIVER HIT HIM CROSSING VEGASDRIVE.10.43 CESAR CRUZ: WHEN I TURNEDAROUND AND KIND OF CAME TO, ITURNED AROUND TO SEE IF THEVEHICLE WAS STILL THERE AND THEVEHICLE SPUN OUT AND TOOK OFF.CESAR'S CAR CAME TO A STOP INTHIS 7/11 PARKING LOT, SO HEWASN'T BLOCKING TRAFFIC.UNFORTUNATELY NO ONE STOPPED TOPROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT THEOTHER VEHICLE.SO CESAR CALLED METRO POLICE.12.07 CESAR CRUZ: THEY JUSTTOLD ME GO AHEAD AND CONTACTYOUR INSURANCE COMPANY.WE'RE NOT GONNA COME OUT FORTHIS AND I WAS LIKE, I WAS JUSTAND IT'S TRUE!

20.07 DET.CRAIG O'NEILL/METRO POLICE: WEHAVE TO RESPOND TO A LOT OFAND EVERYONE.BUT SOMETIMES THAT JUST ISN'TPHYSICALLY POSSIBLE.ABOUT 85 TRAFFIC OFFICERS AREWORKING ON VALLEY ROADS AT ATIME.LAST YEAR THEY RESPONDED TOABOUT 22 THOUSAND ACCIDENTS INTHE LAS VEGAS AREA.SO METRO'S POLICY WHEN YOU'REIN A CRASH IS: IF NO ONE ISHURT AND YOU'RE ABLE TO SAFELYMOVE YOUR CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC,THEY WILL NOT COME TO THESCENE.07.40 DET.CRAIG O'NEILL/METRO POLICE: IFSOMEBODY FOR SOME REASONDOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE OR THECIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT THEOTHER DRIVER IS INTOXICATED ORIMPAIRED IN SOMEWAY, OBVIOUSLYWE WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT.IN A HIT AND RUN, METROENCOURAGES DRIVERS TO FILE AREPORT KNOWN AS A "CITIZENSCOMPLAINT OF ACCIDENT" AT THEPOLICE STATION.45.16 DAVE CASSETTY/DIVISION OFINSURANCE: PARTICULARLY IF IT'SA HIT AND RUN.THAT IS A CRIME AND SHOULD BEREPORTED.THAT WILL GIVE YOU AT LEAST ACASE NUMBER AND THINGS THAT YOUCAN PROVIDE FOR YOUR INSURANCECOMPANY.NEVADA'S DIVISION OF INSURANCESAYS IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TOTAKE PICTURES OF: -ALL DAMAGEDVEHICLES.-LICENSE PLATES.-OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE.-PLUS PICTURES OF LANDMARKS ANDSTREET SIGNS WHERE THEACCIDENT HAPPENED.A FREE APP CALLED "WRECK CHECK"CAN HELP.43.46 DAVE CASSETTY/DIVISION OFINSURANCE: IT WILL SORT OF WALKYOU THROUGH STEPS OFINFORMATION THAT'S GOOD TOGATHER.YOU CAN LOAD ALL THEINFORMATION INTO THAT PROGRAM.IF THE OTHER DRIVER DOES STAYON THE SCENE, THE DIVISION OFINSURANCE SAYS BEWARE OF ANYDRIVER WHO SAYS THEY DON'T WANTTHEIR INSURANCE COMPANYINVOLVED.52.37 DAVE CASSETTY/DIVISION OFINSURANCE: GET THEIR INSURANCEINFORMATION ANYWAY.EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TOSUBMIT A CLAIM TO IT.MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE IT ANDYOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.SO IN THE EVENT YOU CAN'T WORKOUT THE ISSUE WITH THEM, YOU DOHAVE RECOURSE.AS FOR CESAR, HE'LL HAVE TO PAYABOUT 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT OFPOCKET TO FIX HIS CAR.HE'S JUST HAPPY HE WAS BYHIMSELF WHEN IT HAPPENED.IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.11.34 CESAR CRUZ: THANK GOD MYWIFE AND MY CHILD WEREN'T INTHE CAR.ON A NORMAL SUNDAY I WOULD COMEHOME, PICK UP MY DAUGHTER ANDTAKE HER TO CHURCH WITH ME.

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