Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CXVIII

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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.

779. El Paso, Texas. Aug. 15. 26-year-old man stuck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

780. Odessa, Texas. Aug. 15. 50-year-old man crossing the street suffers head injuries when struck by a maroon Dodge Pickup with a diamond plate tool box that fled the scene.

781. Honolulu, Hawaii. Aug. 15. 5-year-old girl critically injured after being struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

782. North Myrtle Beach, SC. Aug. 17. 21-year-old woman killed when struck by a yet-identified vehicle which didn’t stop to render aid. (With update.)

783. McHenry, Ill. Aug. 17. 45-year-old man airlifted to the hospital with severe injuries after being struck by an early ’90s model, possibly a Chevrolet minivan, which took off from the scene.

784. Phoenix, Ariz. Aug. 17. 29-year-old Australian tourist struck and killed by a white SUV traveling at a high rate of speed. The impact threw him a couple hundred feet. The driver, soon caught, claimed he has a “medical condition” which could have played a role in the incident

785. Clare County, Mich. Aug. 18. Four Amish children riding in a buggy with their mother; a 6-year-old girl was critically injured, the other injured less severly, after the collision with a late 1990s style Chevrolet or GMC pickup truck which fled.

786. Bakersfield, Cal. Aug. 17. One-year-old girl injured when struck and dragged by a speeding car in an alley. 32-year-old driver who fled ultimately caught up to.

787. McHenry, Ill. Aug. 18. 45-year-old man suffers severe head and leg injuries after being struck by an early 1990s model, possibly a Chevrolet minivan, which took off from the scene.

Related stories:

And I quote (I)

As he made funeral plans for his son Monday, Kenyatta Brack Sr. (pictured) questioned why the driver was traveling more than 70 mph if Cook County sheriff’s police who had tried to pull him over were blocks behind him and never went faster than 35, as authorities have said.

And I quote (II)

An actor from the Channel 4 drama Shameless has been arrested after an apparent hit-and-run incident.
Elliott Tittensor, who plays Carl Gallagher, allegedly hit an 18-year-old man with his BMW Z4 in Kentish Town, north London, at 0200 BST on Sunday.

And I quote (III)

A Guilford teen charged in the hit-and-run of a Guilford mom, two children and their dog admits he was texting while driving, according to the arrest warrant obtained by the New Haven Register.

And I quote (IV)

The mother of an east Atlanta man killed by a hit-and-run driver made an emotional plea for the driver to surrender to police.
“If you hit a dog, you stop and move him off the street. You don’t hit a person and keep going,” said Annie Sellers.

And I quote (V)

CHANDIGARH: In the hit-and-run case of Tuesday, where a rashly-driven Honda Accord collided with a motorcycle near the Punjab chief minister’s residence causing the death of a Kansal village resident Sukhwinder Singh, 21, and his cousin Harpreet, 5, police have identified three youths who helped accused Sukhmani Brar, alias Amanat, and her co-passenger Harsimar, flee from the spot with an intention to save them from liability in the case.

And I quote (VI)

A Bellevue man who had been in a coma for more than a month awoke Monday and told family he had been beaten, rather than hit by a car as police hypothesized.
The 57-year-old victim was found unconscious at 11:55 p.m. July 3 in the 2400 block of Northeast Adams Street.

And I quote (VII)

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Sioux Falls, SD; Gloucester, Mass.; Toledo, Ohio; Burlington, NC; Billings, Mont.; Eden, NC; Glendale, Cal..; Tallahassee, Fla.

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.)

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