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.
6381. Fort Lee, NJ. March 18. Woman injured when struck by a late 1990s Toyota Camry which fled the scene.
6382. Los Angeles, Cal. March 16. 87-year-old woman injured when struck by a silver colored, late model Infiniti SUV — possibly a QX or FX model, which fled the scene.
6383. Austin, Texas. March 19. 15-year-old girl fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6384. Hot Springs, Ark. March 17. Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a white four-door passenger car which fled the scene.
6385. Amenia, NY. March 16. 36-year-old woman fatally struck by a dark 2003-06 Dodge pickup which fled the scene.
6386. Charlotte, NC. March 20. 51-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a minivan which fled the scene.
6387. Sealy, Texas. March 19. 23-year-old man badly injured when struck by a dark green SUV which fled the scene.
6388. Columbus, Ohio. March 20. Pedestrian injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6389. Pembroke Pines, Fla. March 20. 49-year-old man fatally struck by a white Nissan which fled the scene.
6390. Forkland, Ala. March 20. 51-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6391. Tampa, Fla. March 22. 25-year-old man fatally struck by a black Camaro which fled the scene.
6392. Mt. Prospect, Ill. March 22. 46-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
6393. Hazelwood, Pa. March 23. Man in his 60s badly injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
6394. Lubbock, Texas. March 23. 51-year-old man injured when struck by a tan or gold four-door vehicle which fled the scene.
6395. Montgomery Co., Texas. March 22. 55-year-old man fatally struck by a blue Chevrolet truck which fled the scene.
6396. Rochester, NY. March 23. 35-year-old man injured when struck by a gray Cadillac DeVille which fled the scene.
6397-98. St. Petersburg, Fla. March 22. Two bicyclists injured when struck by a gold Chevy Trailblazer which fled the scene.
6399. Catawba County, NC. March 24. Father of nine critically injured when struck by a truck which fled the scene; found later in the day.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
The driver who killed three teenage girls in a hit-and-run on Halloween last year pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and other charges.
Jaquinn Bell, 32, who hit the three 13-year-olds when they were trick-or-treating in Santa Ana then fled, faces a maximum prison sentence of nearly 14 years. He is scheduled to be sentenced May 21.
And I quote (II)…
The Allentown man accused of hitting two women and then driving off with a portion of one victim’s body in his car has a long criminal history.
And I quote (III)…
Santa Ana woman gets year in jail for lying about boyfriend’s hit-and-run that killed 3-year-old girl
And I quote (IV)…
STAMFORD — A city woman’s astonishing criminal record convinced a Stamford judge to give her the maximum sentence for killing the 70-year-old mother of a city police officer while driving high on drugs and alcohol, then fleeing the scene last Easter.
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It was a mystery that only took minutes to solve on social media.
Bethlehem Township police on Saturday afternoon posted on Facebook a picture of a vehicle panel found after a hit-and-run crash injured another motorist at 10:30 Friday night on Hecktown Road.
It was dented, dinged and the only clues to where it came from were a bow tie and a boast: “Over 45 years experience.”
“Do you know who has over 45 years of experience? We’d like to,” township police Cpl. Shawn Powell posted.
And I quote (VI)…
Robert Perkins said his “guilty” verdicts in this week’s fatal hit-and-run trial came down to Christopher Sullivan’s claim that he didn’t see two women crossing the road, followed by his statement that he wasn’t aware at first he had hit a pedestrian with his car.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Burleson, Texas; Coram, NY; Arlington, Texas; Agawam, Mass.; Tyler, Texas; Charleston, SC; Shreveport, La.; Fort Collins, Colo.; Green Bay, Wisc.; Lakeville, Mass.; Spring, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Douglasville, Ga.; Pohatcong, NJ; San Pedro, Cal.
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.)