Beaumont, Texas fatal hit-and-run scene
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.
4575. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Dec. 26. Man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a 1996-2000 model four-door, green Honda Civic which fled the scene.
4576. Lufkin, Texas. Christmas. 22-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by a 2001 to 2003 Mazda Protege which fled the scene.
4577. Panorama City, Cal. Dec. 27. Bicyclist injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4578. Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 21. 47-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a newer-model black Toyota sedan which fled the scene.
4579. Marietta, Ga. Dec. 27. 27-year-old man fatally struck by a Kia Spectra which fled the scene.
4580. Beaumont, Texas. Dec. 27. 33-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4581. Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 26. 15-year-old on a scooter fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4582-83. Providence, RI. Dec. 26. 14- and 17-year-old females injured when struck by a dark-colored Honda which fled the scene.
4584. Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 27. 24-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a silver or grey Nissan X-Terra which fled the scene.
4585-86. San Diego, Cal. Dec. 27. Two pedestrians injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4587. Pacific Palisades, Cal. Dec. 27. Man in his 20s critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4588. Glen Cove, NY. Dec. 27. 63-year-old man injured when struck by a blueish-green Honda which fled the scene.
4589. Chicago, Ill. Dec. 26. 65-year-old man fatally struck by a maroon van which fled the scene.
4590. Rosemead, Cal. Dec. 29. 69-year-old woman fatally struck by a gray SUV which fled the scene.
4591. Greenville, Pa. Christmas. 55-year-old man injured when struck by a which fled the scene.
4592. Huntington Beach, Cal. Dec. 28. 28-year-old man fatally struck by two vehicles, the second of which was an unidentified make and model which fled the scene.
4593. Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 28. 69-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4594. South Beach, Fla. Dec. 28. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4595. Chalmette, La. Dec. 29. 54-year-old woman fatally struck by a late-model Dodge which fled the scene.
4596. Rockford, Ill. Dec. 28. Man in his 20s fatally struck by a dark-colored four-door sedan which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
HOPEWELL (WRIC) – A woman has been arrested after a hit and run that sent six people to the hospital around 2:20 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
The driver of a silver Kia ran off the road and struck several pedestrians and a fence near Gloucester Drive and Bolling Drive. Six pedestrians were hit, ranging in age from age 4 to 34. All were transported to Southside Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Antonio Stanford witnessed the hit and run, which took place in Stanford’s back yard, destroying his fence
“A lot of screaming and hollering and they look hurt,” he says.
The Virginia correctional officer ran outside after hearing arguing and then the sound of a revving engine
What he found is a scene that will be with him a long time.
“Everybody was laid out all over,” he says. “Day after Christmas and I see a child lying on the ground.”
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A man jailed in connection to a deadly Christmas-morning crash in Montbello slurred his words and reeked of alcohol and marijuana when Denver officers arrested him, according to a police report released Thursday.
Johnny Cephus Gilbert, 37, faces charges including vehicular homicide and assault in the crash, in which Dora Gaytan-Esparza, 35, was killed and three of her family members were injured.
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The victim of a Nov. 17 hit-and-run incident died Tuesday from his injuries.
Rufus Turnipseed, 54, was struck by an unidentified vehicle on Harden Street in November and was taken to Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital.
And I quote (IV)…
The suspect in the fatal hit-and-run accident Thursday in Sparks has been arrested after a man followed her in the moments after the wreck and returned to tell police, Sparks police say.
Tamara Hanson, 30 of Reno, was arrested today on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident causing death. Hanson allegedly struck a pedestrian on Oddie Boulevard and Sullivan Lane just after 9 p.m. Thursday.
And I quote (V)…
Wingate was on patrol at about 10 Christmas morning when a car matching the description of the hit-and-run vehicle passed him near Anna Sayles and Old River roads. Gould said Wingate noticed that the vehicle, a silver 1993 Buick Century, had front-end damage consistent with that given by witnesses who allegedly saw Richmond run down as she was attempting to walk across Front Street in a marked crosswalk last Saturday night.
After passing Wingate’s cruiser, the Buick ducked into the business park opposite Lincoln High School. Wingate pulled his cruiser into the parking lot of the high school, where one of the roads leading from the business park exits.
When Vierra pulled out of the exit road, he saw the cruiser waiting for him, according to Gould. From that point on, Wingate found Vierra’s behavior peculiar.
Vierra didn’t drive off, as if he has someplace else to go, Gould said. Instead, he drove toward Wingate’s cruiser, stopped and immediately starting talking to the officer about the hit-and-run.
Vierra didn’t admit to any criminal behavior, but when Wingate asked a few questions about the pedestrian accident his answers led the officer to believe that he may have been responsible.
“There were some good interview questions on the part of the officer that led Mr. Vierra to give some answers that didn’t add up,” said Gould. “The suspect was taken to police headquarters, where he became cooperative in the investigation.”
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A pizza delivery driver who sped away from a Plymouth crash last year that left a pedestrian with critical injuries will spend up to 18 months in prison, a judge ruled Thursday.
Police said a panicked Andrew W. Mudrowsky initially told people he hit a garbage bag on East Main Street on April 21, 2012, but the damage on his car was clear: a smashed driver’s side windshield speckled with blood, skin and hair.
Mudrowsky worked as a delivery driver at Classic Pizza in nearby Larksville at the time of the crash, and his supervisors called police to report he was the likely suspect because his car was damaged and he was acting “nervous,” arrest papers say.
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Greenwich Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run crash in which a 21-year-old Middlebury woman was killed.
The suspect, Vyacheslav Cherepov, 26, whose last known address is Danbury Road in Ridgefield, was arrested Dec. 30 on a charge of evading responsibility: serious injury. He is being held on a court-set bond of $500,000.
The victim has also been identified. Police said her name is Meghan K. Beebe.
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Ocala police have not given up hope of finding the person who was driving a heavy-duty vehicle that ran over two homeless men, killing one of them, as they slept in a vacant parking lot in August.
The dead man, Paul Allen Vaughn, was caught in the wheels and dragged about 65 feet before coming loose. A 52-year-old homeless Tampa man, Vaughn died at the scene.
Vaughn’s friend, 51-year-old Joseph F. Lack Jr., also homeless, suffered only minor injuries, as the vehicle’s undercarriage only grazed him.
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At 1:20 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2011, Kimberly Esparza Robles was walking home with her husband when she was hit by a sport utility vehicle on the 10900 block of Pebble Hills Boulevard near Lee Treviño Drive, police said. The SUV, which was heading east, did not stop. Esparza died at the scene.
Police said the SUV, which was only described as dark colored, received damage to its front.
“Because this is a heavily traveled area, police investigators know that someone has information on the collision and can provide further details,” Crime Stoppers said.
And I quote (X)…
“He passed tragically,” Harris told 11 News. “Somebody out there knows something and they need to come forth.”
And I quote (XI)…
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 28 (UPI) — An 18-year-old Florida man faces charges in back-to-back, hit-and-run crashes that left a pedestrian with serious injuries, police say.
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“Even if he did do it and ran away, because he was afraid of the consequences, I think he should turn himself in because my brother lost his life,” Alysia Martinez said.
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SANDYSTON — Though Jeffrey Gogoy loved his motorcycles and came off as a tough guy, he was the type of guy who would stop what he was doing at the drop of a hat and help you if you needed it.
“He would do anything for anyone at anytime,” Brigid Rose McHugh, of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., a close friend of Gogoy’s, said on Saturday. “He absolutely loved kids. I have a 4- and a 2-year-old, and he loved them.”
Gogoy, 57, died Dec. 22 after being struck by a vehicle in the southbound lanes of Route 206 in Sandyston in a hit-and-run accident.
According to New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Polite, as of Saturday night, the incident is still under investigation.
And I quote (XIV)…
FLINT TOWNSHIP, MI – Family and friends held candles, cast paper lanterns into the night and sang Saturday, Dec. 28, in remembrance of Monica Campbell, who was killed in a hit-and-run on Beecher Road Dec. 19.
Police say Campbell had been hit by at least two vehicles, one of which left the scene, on Beecher Road near River Forest Drive.
“It really bothered me how a human being can leave another human being on the side of the road,” said James Campbell, 53. “She was my baby sister.”
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