It’s been just over a year since the state launched hit-and-run alerts on freeway message boards. Is the program having much success?. I had forgotten that the state launched hit-and-run alerts in August 2023 until I saw one two weeks ago. I was rolling into Spokane on Interstate 90 (I-90) Thursday, Sept. 6, when the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reader boards along the freeway were all featuring a hit-and-run alert, asking drivers to watch out for a specific car that had taken off from a local crash.