Buena Vista Twp., NJ
592. Nixa, Mo. July 2. Woman trying to stop a pair of shoplifters at Wal-Mart struck by the “dark colored late model Crown Victoria or Mercury Grand Marquis” they used to escape the scene.
593. and 594. Denver. July 3. Pair of bicyclists injured in separate hit-and-runs. One resulted in an arrest later; the other has yet to.
595. Peabody, Mass. July 4. State trooper suffers internal injuries after being struck by a vehicle which didn’t stop, but left a rear-view mirror behind.
596. Buena Vista Twp., NJ. July 3. 38-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which left the scene (pictured), only to crash into a pole nearby, thus landing the (allegedly drunk) 46-year-old woman driver in cuffs.
597. Providence, RI. July 3. Man hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by “a white four-door sedan with a black roof rack” which fled the scene.
598. Columbia Twp., Mich. July 4. 30-year-old man suffers serious injuries after being thrown into a ditch by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
599. Queens, NY. July 4. Two women in extremely critical condition after being thrown seven feet into the air by a van which fled the scene after being pursued by witnesses. “The guy tried to say he was pulling over to let an ambulance drive by, but that’s untrue because the ambulance came like 10 seconds after he hit the lady.”
Related stories:
Quick arrest in the Massachusetts fatal hit-and-run of a 28-year-old Iraq war vet.
Chevy Malibu tries to flee a hit-and-run by crashing into a house.
’68 Caddy convertible tries to flee a hit-and-run by launching into a canal.
Suspended lady driver in Tennessee hits a deck, injures a two-year-old, gets caught.
More hit-and-run stories, including every volume of Hit-and-Run America (in reverse order), are accessible from this linked page. (The full Volume-by-Volume list will appear sporadically from now on.)