Hit-and-Run America Vol. XXXI

Via philly.com

Via philly.com

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously.

214. Ontario, Cal. March 28. 22-year-old man seriously injured after altercation with “motorist was described as Hispanic, 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighs 180 pounds” driving a black, two-door Honda that fled the scene.
215. Gastonia, NC. March 27. 55-year-old man left paralyzed after being struck by a green or brown vehicle that fled the scene.
216. Southgate, Ky. March 28. 50-something man killed after being struck by a car or truck. Police “don’t know yet the make of the vehicle … They do have a part number from the mirror, so eventually they hope to track that down.”
217. Claysville, Pa. March 29. 63-year-old man injured after being struck by a car that took off from the scene.
218. Elkhart, Ind. March 29. 25-year-old man injured after being struck by “silver, late 90’s model Honda Civic with a spoiler on the back” that took off.
219. Jacksonville, Fla. March 29. 46-year-old motorcyclist struck and killed by a dark SUV that struck him after he’d rear-ended a sedan.

Related stories:
Here’s a follow-up to Sunday’s Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Pa. hit-and-run. (Victim Denise Cotteta pictured on right.)
Here’s one about a hit-and-run incident involving a guy who was cleared of helping his girlfriend kill her step-great-grandmother. That about says it all, no?
Here’s one about a genius hit-and-run artist from Toms River, NJ who left his license plate at the scene. Way to go, Corey Bennett of Carlow Drive.
Here’s one about a boyfriend getting charged in the hit-and-run death of his 31-year-old girlfriend. Sick.

The list: Nos. 1-17, 18-24, 25-30, 31-39, 40-43, 44-56, 57-64, 65-72, 73-78, 79-82, 83-88, 89-93, 94-104, 105-114, 115-116, 117-118, 119-121, 122-126, 127-128, 129-135, 136-142, 143-154, 155-161, 162-165, 166-172, 173-179, 180-193, 194-198, 199-200, 201-213, 214-219.

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