Hit-and-Run America Vol. L

Nicholasville, Ky. hit-and-run victim

Nicholasville, Ky. hit-and-run victim

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.

312. Omaha, Neb. April 23. Woman critically injured when her vehicle was struck by a white Chevrolet Impala that ran a stop sign and then fled the scene.

313. Lexington, Ky. April 23. Woman suffers minor injuries after she was struck by a red Honda Civic that fled.

314. Ocala, Fla. April 23. 21-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by a “white GMC Yukon or Chevy Tahoe with black stripe across it that has damage to the right front and a broken left headlight” which apparently intentionally tried to hit him and a friend, who was not struck.

315. Terre Haute, Ind. April 24. Someone injured during a hit-and-run, but police not releasing further details at this point.

316. Conway, SC. April 24. Pedestrian suffers serious but non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a van that “may be a Chevrolet or GMC Express” on a bridge; the van fled the scene.

317. Jersey City, NJ. April 24. Woman struck and killed by a “silver-colored SUV that never slowed or stopped.”

318. Nicholasville, Ky. April 22. 64-year-old woman (pictured) suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by an SUV, possibly tan or black, as she was putting things into her car.

319. Joliet, Ill. April 1. 9-year-old boy suffered broken skull and other injuries (already out of the hospital) after being struck by a green Ford Explorer that was found nearby. Police seeking two individuals believed connected to the vehicle.

Related stories:
Here’s one about a suspect being named in this week’s Wilmington, Del. fatal hit-and-run.

Here’s one about an arrest in last Saturday’s Amherst, Mass. hit-and-run that left a bicyclist injured.

Here’s one about a road in Fiji that has seen seven fatal hit-and-runs involving pedestrians so far this year as opposed to zero last year.

Here’s one about a Fond du Lac police officer being investigated in connection with a hit-and-run.

Here’s one about growing TBI (traumatic brain injury) emerging as “the signature injury of the war” in Afghanistan.

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, 220-224, 225-228, 229-231, 232-241, 242-247 248-255 256-258, 259-261, 262-268, 269-271, 272-275, 276-279, 280-284, 285-296, 297-301, 302-303, 304-308, 309-311, 312-319.

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