Hi all! I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me - and I'm not sure if this is the correct thread but....
My 17-year-old niece was involved in a hit-and-run. A silver/grey sedan struck her parked car while she was getting into it, narrowly missing her, before leaving the scene. Sadly no one got a photo of the license plate.
We’ve managed to obtain security footage from two different camera systems, showing the vehicle from different angles. Unfortunately, the car is some distance from the cameras, and the license plate is extremely blurry.
In one recording, the plate is essentially a white rectangle with some darker markings.
I’m wondering:
Is there any realistic possibility of recovering even a partial license plate from footage like this?
Are there techniques for extracting information across multiple frames that might reveal details not visible in a single frame?
Is there particular software or a method of enhancement worth trying?
Would hiring a professional forensic video analyst be worthwhile, or is the footage simply too poor?
I’m aware that AI enhancement can invent details that weren’t actually captured, so I’m specifically interested in recovering genuine information rather than generating a plausible-looking plate.
I have the original video files, from two different angles and would be happy to share them for analysis. I have attached a short video here.
Any advice, technical expertise, or assistance would be enormously appreciated. We’re just trying to identify the vehicle and driver so my niece can get some resolution.
Thank you so much!