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.
6574. Aventura, Fla. May 9. 70-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6575. Temple Hills, Md. May 9. Pedestrian critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6576. Wormleysburg, Pa. May 8. 51-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a silver SUV which fled the scene.
6577. Fairfax Co., Va. May 9. 29-year-old man critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6578. San Antonio, Texas. May 9. 28-year-old man injured when struck by a white two-door car which fled the scene.
6579. Eden, NC. May 9. 38-year-old man injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
6580. Houston, Texas. May 10. Pedestrian fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6581. Minneapolis, Minn. May 11. Man critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6582-83. Silver City, NM. May 9. Man and woman on bicycles badly injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later found.
6584-87. Philadelphia, PA. May 12. Four police officers injured when struck by a driver which fled the scene (but didn’t get too far).
6588. Antioch, Cal. May 11. 47-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
6589. Shoreline, Wash. May 12. 54-year-old injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6590. Hazleton, Pa. May 12. Teenager injured when struck by a gray-colored Jeep which fled the scene.
6591. Glendale, Ariz. May 13. 24-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6592. Hemet, Cal. May 13. Woman on bicycle injured when struck by a Ford pickup truck which fled the scene.
6593. Omaha, Neb. May 13. Man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
Two years after a man was killed by a hit-and-run driver, his family is still searching for answers.
Brian Chase, 23, was hit and killed in Glendale, and his family is asking for help finding the driver.
Stacey Serna and her daughters, Michelle and Samantha Chase, can’t believe it’s already been two years since he was killed during a hit-and-run.
“It’s difficult, but I believe in God, and I know Brian is in heaven,” Serna said.
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“I would hate to see this happen to another family to go through what I’m going through ’cause I feel that it can be preventable,” said Marva Blanding.
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“It is impossible for me to think how someone could hit another human being and drive away,” said Spiegel. “You hit animals on the street and you render aid to animals. I can’t imagine someone just hitting another human being and just walking away.”
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West says Mother’s Day is far from a happy occasion.
“I pray to God every day that somebody will come forward or someone knows who did it and will turn them in,” West said.
Her daughter Nikki was walking down Turner Road early Mother’s Day morning two years ago when she was hit and killed by a car — the driver never stopped.
And I quote (V)…
Body cameras were rolling moments after prosecutors say 19 year old Kasey Waychoff was hit by a drunk driver and killed.
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Police: Billings woman asked husband to take blame for hit-and-run DUI crash
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As Philadelphia Hit-Run Incidents Rise, Police Department’s AID Pursues Justice
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SOMERVILLE — The vehicle police are seeking in the hit-and-run death of former Somerville firefighter George Kavanaugh may belong to another firefighter, authorities said.
The vehicle is a 2012-2014 dark-colored Honda CR-V or a 2015 Volvo XC-60, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The vehicle’s owner may be associated with a local fire department, authorities said.
And I quote (IX)…
COCOA, Fla. —Private investigators said they have identified two persons of interest in the death of an Orlando woman whose body was found in the street in an upscale Cocoa Beach neighborhood.
The investigation into 27-year-old Jessica Erausquin’s October 2014 death has moved slowly, but private investigators Doug Diamond and Ryan Mann said it’s heading toward a conclusion.
And I quote (X)…
Accused in fatal hit-and-run crash, driver told police he had 14-17 beers, was “very drunk & scared”
And I quote (XI)…
A 34-year-old man was caught driving drunk, thanks in part to a witness who followed the driver after he hit a pedestrian and fled from the crash on Milwaukee’s south side, according to a criminal complaint.
Alvaro Canseco-Hernandez told police he drank 14 to 17 beers before driving and hitting Anthony P. Orosco, 59, of Milwaukee in the 2600 block of S. 13th St., the criminal complaint says.
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A jury found a Wayne County man guilty Wednesday of killing his teenage cousin while driving drunk last year, then fleeing.
After a three-day trial and a deliberation of about 2½ hours, jurors found Jason Day, 33, of Buckingham Twp., guilty of all charges: homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and accidents involving death, both felonies, and driving under the influence.
A 10-year-old boy told state police he and Zachary Possemato, 19, were walking back to the New York state line on Route 191 near the Hancock Bridge in Buckingham Twp. when a truck hit Mr. Possemato and sped away.
A coroner pronounced Mr. Possemato, Mr. Day’s cousin, dead at the scene.
And I quote (XIII)…
A Baldwin man received a maximum sentence Wednesday for fatally hitting a pedestrian in Port Washington and fleeing the scene while driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Cosmin Florea, 34, was sentenced to 2-1/3 to seven years in prison for hitting a Lynbrook man and leaving him in the street on the night of Aug. 15, 2014, according to the Office of the District Attorney of Nassau County.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Beverly Hills, Cal.; St. Joseph, Minn.; Louisville, Ky.; Richmond, Cal.; Milwaukee, Wisc.; Dearborn, Mich.; Riverside County, Cal.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; Columbia, SC; New City, NY; Pacifica, Cal.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; Austin, Texas; Cleveland, Ohio; Cecil Co., Md.; Flint, Mich.; Hatfield Twp., Pa.; Ogden, Utah; Peoria, Iowa; Sevierville, Tenn.; Terre Haute, Ind.
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.)