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.
13851. Police are looking for two drivers after a 79-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn on Thursday.
13852. Cuyahoga Falls police are searching for the driver who fled the scene after striking and seriously injuring a 19-year-old male Tuesday morning in downtown, according to a traffic crash report provided by the city’s police department.
13853. Nashville police are investigating after a woman died Wednesday in an apparent hit-and-run on Thompson Lane near Eugenia Avenue in South Nashville.
13854. AURORA, Colo. — Police on Thursday released video of a vehicle allegedly involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in an Aurora parking lot.
13855. “She just lives across that road. She’s very friendly girl, a friendly lady, a very beautiful human being. She’s friendly to all, she sits over there, she chit chats. She’s very friendly to everyone here,” Raj said. “She knows everybody. She’s a very good lady, she’s popular here.”
13856. SMITHFIELD, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police are searching for a hit-and-run suspect who sent a 14-year-old boy to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
13857. Dallas Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a person in Northwest Dallas.
13858. Greenville police said on Saturday around 7:00 p.m. Michael Douglas Hicks, 23, of Greenville, was walking in the south bound lanes of Allen Road near Briarcliff Drive when he was hit. After striking him, the vehicle left the scene. Police said Hicks was then pronounced dead at the scene.
13859. The California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible hate crime on the Stanford University campus. An Arab Muslim student was injured in a hit-and-run traffic incident. Authorities say the driver made contact with the victim and reportedly yelled a slur before striking the student. “It was targeted. It should never have happened,” said Stanford student Farah Tantawy.
13860. PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A man was hit and seriously injured in a hit-and-run early Saturday, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
13861. “More action can be taken in these handful of pockets where the fatalities are stacking up. For example, like improving visibility, and shortening crossing distances by putting a median in a turn lane at certain cross-lanes,” Walk Bike Nashville’s Policy and Government Relations Manager, Wesley Smith said.
13862. Authorities said someone driving a Maroon, 2014-2016 Chevrolet Trax was traveling south on the street when they struck 37-year-old Antonette Logan and fled the scene without helping her. The car was reportedly last seen heading east on Elam Road, and Logan ultimately died from her injuries.
13863. SAN DIEGO — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Saturday, authorities said.
13864. A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed Saturday evening, the Louisiana State Police reported Sunday.
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.)