The American Automobile Association’s Foundation for Traffic Safety published a study on Thursday showing fatal hit-and-run crashes reached record numbers in 2023. AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 69 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members. WVOW News The study revealed one in seven crashes in 2023 involved a driver who fled the scene. Among known hit-and-run drivers in fatal crashes, data showe