Hit-and-run reports rise more than 60 percent in Las Vegas after Nevada law change

“Hit-and-run reports investigated by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department have increased by more than 60 percent this year, a jump police said largely reflects a change in Nevada law that made some parking lot hit-and-run crashes subject to criminal investigation. Metro recorded 2,796 hit-and-run reports through June 7, compared with 1,727 during the same period last year. Lt. Cody Fulwiler of Metro’s Traffic Bureau said much of that increase stems from a law that took effect Oct. 1, 2025, closing a loophole that previously excluded many crashes involving unattended vehicles on publicly accessible private property from Nevada’s hit-and-run statute. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/hit-and-run-reports-rise-more-than-60-percent-in-las-vegas-after-nevada-law-change _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #hitandruns #crashes #nevada #state #law KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”