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. After a respite from keeping the list, it restarted in January 2019, highlighting one case a day. If there’s a case you’ve seen that deserves highlighting, drop me a line at hickey@brianphickey.com.
13633. Police are searching for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run that happened in Chicago Saturday evening.
13634. The King County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help after a 77-year-old woman was killed on Sept. 2.
13635. Arriving officers found a 37-year-old man lying on the road and unconscious. The suspect had fled the scene before authorities arrived. The victim was transported to UCI Medical Center with major injuries. He remains in stable condition on Saturday, officials said.
13636. ELIZABETH BOROUGH, Pa. — A man is in a coma, and police need help identifying a driver of what they’re considering a hit-and-run crash that happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday. In one home security camera video given to Channel 11 by police, you see the moment a 36-year-old dad, identified by family as Nicholas Shoemaker, and his three-year-old daughter ride off on the toy scooter.
13637. HARVEY, La. — A man working on a construction project on the West Bank Expressway early Saturday was killed in a hit-and-run crash around 3:30 a.m., according to State Police.
13638. Gary Busey may have to prove he’s a good driver … cops are considering trying to get the actor to retake his driving test in the wake of his latest alleged traffic mishap.
13639. MEHLVILLE, Mo. — A woman struck and killed by a vehicle on I-55 near Butler Hill Road early Sunday morning. She has been identified as Debra Sanfilippo, 50, of Arnold, Missouri.
13640. SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A 70-year-old man was hospitalized Sunday evening after being struck by a dark-colored sedan while crossing a street in the Redwood Village area of San Diego.
13641. SHARON HILL, Pa. – A 27-year-old mother-of-two was killed last month when she was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene, and police are still looking for the driver. An arrest warrant has been issued for 31-year-old Domair Brown, who police say is wanted for the deadly hit-and-run of Ashley McLean-Gaylor.
13642. Police are searching for the suspect involved in a fatal hit-and-run after a pedestrian was killed on the Phoenix-Glendale border on Saturday, authorities said.
13643. The man, whom police said they believed to be in his 20s, was taken to UofL Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
13644. A pedestrian was taken to the hospital after a hit-and-run crash in northeast Houston on Monday, the Houston Police Department said.
13645. Police in Huntington Beach are searching for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run who investigators believe may intentionally be targeting cyclists.
13646. HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Henrico Police Division is currently investigating a deadly hit-and-run involving a pedestrian that happened on Broad Street in the Short Pump area Monday evening.
13647. GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Greenville Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run incident that happened on Friday.
13648. “Please keep Mr. Smith in your thoughts and prayers while he continues to grow in strength,” the police department said in a Facebook post. “All of our crossing guards show an unparalleled commitment to the safe arrival and departure of students all around the city each day. Our Criminal Investigation Division is following up on leads in this case in order to hold the party who caused this accident responsible.”
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.)