Bicycle of a 26-year-old man who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run. (Via New York Post story linked below)
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.
3089. Suitland, Md. Sept. 29. 55-year-old man killed when struck by a white Chevrolet Impala which fled the scene.
3090. Harahan, La. Oct. 1. 71-year-old woman killed when struck and dragged a half mile by a vehicle which fled the scene but was later found.
3091. Richmond, Ky. Oct. 1. Man suffers broken leg when struck by a white, 1990s model GMC or Chevrolet full-size pickup truck which fled the scene.
3092. Bullhead City, Ariz. Sept. 30. 50-year-old man on bike struck and killed by an 1990s older-model pickup which fled the scene.
3093. Rochester, NH. Sept. 30. 42-year-old woman injured when struck by a small black car which fled the scene.
3094. Algonquin, Ill. Oct. 1. 22-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3095. Brooklyn, NY. Oct. 1. 26-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene. (More info on victim).
3096. Lancaster, Pa. Oct. 1. Man injured when struck by a light-colored truck or SUV which fled the scene.
Related stories:
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Authorities arrested a suspect early Sunday following an alleged hit-and-run that killed a woman who was walking on the Burnside Bridge.
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WARSAW, Ind. – We have more information about a shocking hit-and-run crash in Warsaw over the weekend. The occupants of the buggy that was struck tell WSBT the driver intentionally swerved to hit them — killing their horse and throwing them from their cart.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say they’re investigating a hit-and-run vehicle accident involving state Attorney General Tom Horne. But Horne said Monday that he backed into someone’s bumper and it’s not really a hit-and-run case.
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Two close-knit refugee families are mourning the deaths of their young daughters Monday after a Sunday night hit-and-run in a north Amarillo neighborhood.
Augustine Ndayisenga, whose daughter Irafasha Vestina, 12, was killed in the accident, spoke to a family friend in the Kirundi language, telling him he’s “crying deep inside.”
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“She says in reality she doesn’t remember much about the accident,” said Figueroa. “What she does think about is the things she’s lost.”
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A 27-year-old man who ran from the scene of a hit-and-run accident Saturday at Ken Pratt Boulevard told police it was because he didn’t have a license, not because of alcohol, according to reports. Police said the man later called his wife and told her, in front of officers, that he hadn’t had “near as much to drink” as usual. Police arrested him on suspicion of driving under the influence, hit-and-run, careless driving, driving under revocation and obstruction of the police.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Fountain Valley, Cal.; Huntington, WV; Charlotte, NC; Baton Rouge, La.; Farmington, Ind.; Waltham, Mass.
Hit and run victim makes it to homecoming
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.)