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.
3028. Chicago. Sept. 16. 29-year-old man struck by a white 2000-05 Ford Taurus which fled the scene possibly with several people who’d just tried to rob him.
3029. Maui. Sept. 16. Man struck and killed by a 1997-8 Mitsubishi Gallant which fled the scene.
3030. Minot, ND. Sept. 16. Man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene, after a bar parking-lot fight.
3031. Charlotte, NC. Sept. 17. 4-year-old girl waiting for the bus to go to first day of preschool hurt when struck by a burgundy Nissan which fled the scene.
3032-33. Duncanville, Texas. Sept. 18. Two women injured (one minor, the other more seriously) when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3034. Portland, Ore. Sept. 17. 21-year-old woman suffers traumatic head injuries when struck by a smaller, dark SUV which fled the scene.
3035. Jacksonville, Fla. Sept. 18. 50-year-old man injured struck by a light-colored SUV which fled the scene.
3036-37. Van Nuys, Cal. Sept. 18. 14-year-old boy and girl injured when struck by an older-model teal green Nissan pickup which fled the scene.
3038-39. Baltimore, Md. Sept. 16. Man and woman injured when struck and thrown by a silver four-door sedan which fled the scene.
3040. Socorro, NM. Sept. 19. 52-year-old man injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
3041. Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 18. Woman injured when struck by a bluish, silver Acura with the license plate HXM 4263 which fled the scene.
3042. Franklin Lakes, NJ. Sept. 19. Construction worker (flag man) injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
3043-44. Hopewell, Va. Sept. 20. 52-year-old man and 44-year-old woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3045. East St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 20. 46-year-old woman struck and killed by an early 1990s two-tone Ford F-150 truck with an extended cab which fled the scene.
3046. Petaluma, Cal. Sept. 20. “A 68-year-old Petaluma man walking his bicycle in a crosswalk was struck by a motorist who hastily gave him $60 for his trouble and drove away, despite his pleas that she wait because he was injured, police said Thursday.”
3047. Orange, Cal. Sept. 19. 9-year-old girl injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
3048. Austin, Texas. Sept. 17. 9-year-old boy on bicycle injured when struck by a red four-door sedan which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
Dr. Catherine “Kit” Campion-Ritz, 57, of Irvine, was struck from behind by a black pickup truck as she rode her bicycle on Newport Coast Drive between Ocean Ridge and Vista Ridge Drives Saturday morning, according to Newport Beach spokeswoman Kathy Lowe.
The driver, in a full-sized black pickup truck that may have been a 2001-04 model Toyota Tacoma, sped off on Newport Coast. Investigators suspect the truck has significant front-end damage, Lowe said.
Update: Arrest.
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Police in Briar Creek Township near Berwick say 18-year-old Joseph Rish had a blood-alcohol level that was ver the legal limit when he hit and killed a man yesterday morning, and did not stop. Rish told police he thought he hit a deer.
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BINGHAMTON — The city man facing felony charges of leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident Saturday night had been bailed out of the Broome County Correctional facility the day before stemming from an unrelated incident.
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Columbia police have appealed to the public for help in identifying the small white car that veered onto a sidewalk at 3 a.m. Sunday and hit a nurse at Palmetto Health Richland hospital.
The 24-year-old victim was outside on Medical Park Drive while on a break during her shift. She is in critical but stable condition with head trauma, police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons said.
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A teen accused of striking and killing a Waterbury man on Monday afternoon was arrested after a group of residents detained him.
The victim has been identified as Ivan Rajcoomar, a 62-year-old maintenance worker at a housing complex.
The driver is 16 years old, according to police. He was on probation at the time of the crash and had stolen his mother’s 2003 Mazda 6 earlier in the day, according to police.
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More than a week after 16-year-old Grant Virgin was critically injured, Palm Desert police have fielded only three tips about the hit-and-run crash.
None of the tips have panned out so far, Lt. Bill Sullivan told my colleague Sherry Barkas today.
The Palm Desert High School junior was walking toward a friend’s house when he was struck about 7:35 p.m. Sept. 10 at Deep Canyon Road and Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert.
Several witnesses saw the driver get out of her car, survey the damage to her car and look at the boy lying in the road, Capt. Kevin Vest said. She then drove away. Other drivers called 911, blocked off the road and tried to help the teen.
Chances are high that hit-and-run drivers in a case like this will get away, police told us — unless someone can lead investigators to the car.
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The brother of a man suspected in the July 9 hit-and-run death of a Syosset nun in Water Mill was himself arrested recently, after authorities say he lied about having had contact with his fugitive brother.
Miguel Ixpec-Chitay was charged with offering a false statement to a federal agent, said Det. Sgt. Lisa Costa of the Southampton Town Police Department. He was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Riverhead, where he lives, early on the morning of Sept. 13, according to Costa.
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State Police identified the motorist involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a 5-year-old boy Tuesday night as Steshondia Stackhouse, 22, of New Orleans. The victim has been identified as Jason Bauer Jr. of Old Jefferson, according to Trooper Melissa Matey, spokeswoman for the State Police.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan was arrested in New York early Wednesday on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop driving, but her publicist said he expects the allegations to be proven false.
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Upon arrival, officers observed that three individuals were holding a man down on the sidewalk, next to a parked truck. After dispersing the group, officers began questioning the man who was being held.
Luis Ramos, 44, reportedly told police that he had been involved in an accident and that the other driver had fled. He further stated that he was not hurt and did not want an ambulance called.
And I quote (XI)…
CLARK FORK, Idaho — A driver accused of a hit-and-run after a fatal collision with a Spokane police officer will no longer be charged.
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Former Santa Barbara City Councilwoman Iya Falcone has been arrested on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run for allegedly walking away after hitting a parked car.
Falcone, 57, was arrested Wednesday after consuming alcohol at the Mesa Cafe and registering a blood alcohol content of .24, three times the legal limit, according to Sgt. Riley Harwood.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Dallas, Texas; Lynchburg, Va.; Oshkosh, Wisc.; Davenport, Iowa; Charlottesville, Va.; Sparta, Mich.; Ontario, Ore.; Roberts, Wisc.; Eastlake, Ohio; Pleasant Hill, Cal.
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