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.
4744. Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 13. 45-year-old man fatally struck by two vehicles which fled the scene.
4745. Detroit, Mich. Feb. 13. 58-year-old man fatally struck by a Toyota Matrix which fled the scene.
4746. Woodstock, Ga. Feb. 12. 20-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4747. San Diego, Cal. Feb. 12. Woman in her 20s injured and dog killed when struck by a grey or silver box-style Scion which fled the scene.
4748. Little Rock, Ark. Feb. 13. 12-year-old injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later caught.
4749. Des Moines, Iowa. Valentine’s Day. 52-year-old woman fatally struck by a mid-sized sedan which fled the scene.
4750. Houston, Texas. Feb. 15. 28-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4751. Austin, Texas. Feb. 15. 28-year-old man on bicycle critically injured when struck by a 2012 Jeep Liberty which fled the scene.
4752-53. Tallahassee, Fla. Feb. 15. Woman killed and man injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
4754. Bensalem, Pa. Valentine’s Day. 14-year-old injured after being struck by a vehicle which tried to flee the scene but was blocked in and held by witnesses.
4755. Columbus, Ohio. Feb. 15. Child injured when struck by a silver Honda Civic which fled the scene.
4756. Buffalo, NY. Feb. 15. 16-year-old male injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later surrendered.
4757. Pacific Palisades, Cal. Valentine’s Day. Man in his 30s gravely injured when struck by a silver Toyota Prius which fled the scene.
4758. Marietta, Ga. Feb. 13. Man in his 20s fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4759. Santa Maria, Cal. Feb. 12. 24-year-old man on bicycle critically injured when struck by a late 90s Jeep Grand Cherokee which fled the scene.
4760. Parsippany, NJ. Feb. 10. 47-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4761. Janesville, Wisc. Feb. 12. 46-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4762. Caroline County, Ohio. Feb. 13. 44-year-old woman injured when struck by a Dodge truck which fled the scene.
4763. Northbridge, Mass. Feb. 13. 74-year-old man fatally struck by a red Ford Taurus which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
A local driver has been on the run for a year after police say he hit and killed someone who was simply crossing the street.
Friday will mark one year since Tommy Gann was run down near the intersection of Southeast Holgate and 15th.
Right after the crash, police identified Victorio Nogueda-Barrera as the driver, but they haven’t been able to find him anywhere. Gann’s family says they are tired of waiting and are now taking action.
“We want him found now,” said Gann’s niece, Melissa Ash. “He’s still out there, and my uncle is dead, it’s not fair.”
“It hasn’t been easy, my uncle was a good man. He was a dad, a papa, he loved his grandchildren, he loved his daughters, he loved his family.”
Thursday Gann’s family walked all over southeast Portland posting fliers with Nogueda-Barrera’s picture on them. They concentrated on areas they believe he used to work, in particular 188th and Stark.
“We think he had a fruit stand over here, so we’re just hoping by posting these fliers someone recognizes him and turns him in,” said Ash.
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Los Angeles police are drafting plans for a proposed program that would offer Angelenos rewards of up to $50,000 for information that helps arrest and convict hit-and-run drivers.
Los Angeles has “the distinction of being the hit-and-run capital of the country,” City Councilman Joe Buscaino said at a meeting of the Public Safety Committee on Friday morning. Offering a reward would increase the incentive for witnesses to come forward, ultimately “bringing these cowards to justice.”
Last year, Los Angeles had more than 21,000 hit-and-run crimes, including more than 1,200 injuries and 41 deaths, L.A. Police Cmdr. Blake Chow told the committee.
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A Terrell County man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to killing two people in a hit-and-run accident in 2013.
Court officials state that Scotty Oxford, 36, was sentenced Monday to a total of 30 years, with the first eight of those in prison and the remainder on supervised probation.
Court records show Oxford entered guilty pleas to two counts of homicide by vehicle, one count of hit and run and one count of serious injury by vehicle.
The fatal incident occurred in February, 2013, when police say Latosha Harvey and her 4-year-old daughter, Emani, were killed as they walked across U.S. Highway 82 just north of Dawson. Police records show they were struck by a tractor-trailer rig driven by Oxford. A third victim, 23-year-old Adrianna Glover, was severely injured in the incident and taken to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, officials stated.
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Officers believe that the victim, 68-year-old Joan Luttrell of Yuba City, was attempting to cross Gray Avenue when she was struck by Estrada-Perez’ van.
Witnesses allege that the driver made no effort to stop.
And I quote (V)…
The parents of a Southern California teenager who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run Monday released a chilling photo of the boy in his hospital bed and offered a $500 reward to catch the driver.
“To launch his body about 40 feet, have him hit the pavement at the impact that it did and then just leave him there … I am just appalled that someone would consider my son disposable,” the boy’s mother, Victoria Cureton, told NBC Los Angeles.
And I quote (VI)…
A 21-year-old man was reportedly run over by a sport-utility vehicle as he tried to chase down a group of people who robbed him of his wallet Wednesday night in Eugene, police said.
And I quote (VII)…
OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Police are searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run incident that left a 15-year-old girl with a concussion.
On Feb. 6, police said a car struck a female Olmsted Falls High School student from behind in the high school parking lot. The girl was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with a concussion, police said.
“She’s OK now, “ said Lt. Matt Vanyo of the Olmsted Township police department.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Kirkwood, Mo.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Hamilton, Ohio; Echo Park, Cal.; Monroe, La.
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.)