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.
9174. Belmont, Mass. Nov. 29. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9175. Hickory, NC. Nov. 30. 28-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9176. Clarksville, Ky. Nov. 30. Elderly man fatally struck by a red car which fled the scene.
9177. Worcester, Mass. Nov. 30. 29-year-old man injured when struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
9178. Asheville, NC. Nov. 29. 15-year-old on bicycle injured when struck by a SUV which fled the scene.
9179. Enfield, Ct. Dec. 1. 20-year-old male skateboarder fatally struck by a large vehicle which fled the scene.
9180. Fort Collins, Colo. Dec. 1. Juvenile injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9181. North St. Louis County, Mo. Dec. 1. 67-year-old man in wheelchair injured when struck by a black Chevy Impala which fled the scene.
9182. Beaumont, Texas. Dec. 1. 67-year-old woman fatally struck by a white car which fled the scene.
9183. Santa Barbara, Cal. Dec. 2. Man critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9184. St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 1. Man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9185. Lower Merion, Pa. Dec. 2. 72-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9186. Mt. Pleasant, SC. Dec. 1. 17-year-old woman fatally struck by a light blue Kia Sorrento which fled the scene.
9187. San Francisco, Cal. Dec. 1. 36-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9188. Binghampton, NY. Dec. 3. 20-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9189. Uxbridge, Mass. Dec. 2. 19-year-old man injured when struck by a dark car which fled the scene.
9190. East Haven, Ct. Dec. 2. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9191. Round Rock, Texas. Dec. 1. 43-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene. (Update: Arrest)
9192. Trenton, NJ. Dec. 2. Man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9193. Manor, Texas. Dec. 3. 83-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9194. San Diego, Cal. Dec. 4. Bicyclist injured when struck by a white sedan which fled the scene.
9195. Highland, Cal. Dec. 3. 3-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9196. Richland County, SC. Dec. 4. 23-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9197. New York City, NY. Dec. 4. 20-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9198. Polk County, Fla. Dec. 5. 12-year-old girl critically injured when struck by a recent model 4-door import-type sedan which fled the scene.
9199. Houston, Texas. Dec. 1. 10-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9200. Chico, Cal. Dec. 7. Woman in her 20s fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9201. Galveston, Texas. Dec. 4. Man on bicylcle injured when struck by a medium- to dark-colored, 2001-2005 Toyota Sequoia which fled the scene.
9202. Muscatine, Iowa. Dec. 3. 18-year-old man injured when struck by a older model, 1970s style pickup truck, either dark red or dark blue, which fled the scene.
9203. Hartford, Ct. Dec. 6. Man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9204. New Castle County, Del. Dec. 5. 12-year-old boy injured when struck by a 2004-2010 red Chrysler 300 which fled the scene.
9205. Milton, Ky. Dec. 8. Woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9206. Bridgeport, Ct. Dec. 7. 19-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9207. Norwich, Ct. Dec. 2. Pedestrian injured when struck by a large GMC or Chevrolet which fled the scene.
9208. Rochester, NY. Dec. 2. 55-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9209. Cincinnati, Ohio. Dec. 4. 27-year-old woman injured when struck by a red or maroon Ford Escape which fled the scene.
9210. Phoenix, Ariz. Dec. 9. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
9211. Bayonne, NJ. Dec. 3. 53-year-old woman injured when struck by a Honda Pilot which fled the scene.
9212. Escondido, Cal. Dec. 8. Man injured when struck by a silver or dark gray early-2000 model Nissan sedan which fled the scene.
9213. Waimanalo, Hawaii. Dec. 5. 6-month-old boy fatally struck by a truck which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
“I am begging for you to come forward and rectify your mistake,” Mike Mahigel wrote in a message to the unknown motorist who hit 74-year-old Barbara Ann Mahigel on Sunday as she and Lou Mahigel were about to celebrate their 52nd wedding anniversary. Michael Mahigel first posted his letter on Facebook and then gave it to police Wednesday for wider distribution. “Please accept the chance to give my mother the respect she deserved and her family the closure it so desperately needs.”
And I quote (II)…
“I saw a truck swerve over then swerve back and by the time he swerved back the guy was flipping in the air and was on the ground,” said eyewitness Emily Pavey.
And I quote (III)…
“A nice guy,” Drager said. “He’d help you out anytime you needed it.”
And I quote (IV)…
“I’d like you to know that if my mother had accidentally struck you with her car on the evening of November 27th, she would have stopped. She would have gotten out of her car and hoped for God’s forgiveness.
She would have hurried to your side and would have held your hand as you writhed in pain, and gasped for air while lying helpless on the cold pavement.
She would have prayed that you survived without serious injury and that you and your family would remain whole.
She would have accepted the consequences of her actions no matter what they were.
She would have lived out her years with constant guilt and in constant grief, but she would have lived knowing that she did everything she could to save you and give closure to your family.
I am begging for you to come forward and rectify your mistake. Please accept the chance to give my mother the respect she deserved and her family the closure it so desperately needs.”
And I quote (V)…
“We’re going to the cemetery on Christmas morning and we’ll open presents with her,” Ayeshia said. “She’ll still get that Elsa doll.”
And I quote (VI)…
“While it’s tough to know that he lost his leg below the knee,” his father said. “He’s still with us.”
And I quote (VII)…
“Objects were reported to have been thrown at the pedestrian from inside the van,” according to a Dec. 1 press release from the highway patrol.
And I quote (VIII)…
“It was terrible, so terrible. My grandson said there was no chance he would survive,” Miller said.
And I quote (IX)…
“I’m extremely blessed to be able to sit here and complain about what happened,” Cleveland said.
And I quote (X)…
The Dodge City Police Department has identified two people they would like to speak with in connection with a deadly hit and run crash last month.
And I quote (XI)…
DeKalb jailer suspected in hit-and-run crash
And I quote (XII)…
The family of a bicyclist, badly injured in a hit-and-run on Hendersonville Road last week, finally met the man who tipped off police and led them to an arrest.
Jared Anthony Leyva, 22, of Black Mountain remained in a coma at Mission Hospital on Wednesday.
And I quote (XIII)…
“It felt very good that he’s in jail,” Jayden said Thursday. “Because he run me over on purpose and just left me over there.”
And I quote (XIV)…
Police are presenting murder and assault charges against a Lubbock teen in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed 44-year-old Sonia Loera and injured several others on Sept. 25 near Club Pink in North Lubbock.
On Friday, police said, a 14-year-old male was arrested after a two-month investigation. Police are presenting the charges to the Lubbock County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.
And I quote (XV)…
It’s there to remind motorists to slow down and use caution, but its warning didn’t stop the well-known police officer statue in the Carmel Arts & Design District from being the victim of a hit and run accident Nov. 26.
Police said a driver heading eastbound on Main St. struck the statue at 4:09 a.m. and fled the scene. With the help of a witness, police tracked the vehicle and found it parked in the Sophia Square parking garage.
And I quote (XVI)…
Unfortunately, hit and run numbers in Indianapolis have increased significantly the last couple of years. Property damage collisions have gone from 3,765 in 2014, to 4,427 in 2015 to 5,502 so far this year. Hit-and-run incidents resulting in injury have also spiked from 378 in 2014, to 450 in 2015 and 587 so far in 2016.
While fatal crashes have also gone up from nine in 2014 this year’s total of 15 is actually slightly less than the 17 in 2015.
“It’s kind of frustrating to see these numbers come in,” said Heustis.
And I quote (XVII)…
TOMS RIVER— A man who provided police the description of a vehicle involved in a fatal Nov. 22 hit-and-run also spotted it two days later while driving to Thanksgiving dinner, leading to the arrest of a 73-year-old suspect, authorities said Friday.
And I quote (XVIII)…
The former Everett man allegedly responsible for a June hit-and-run crash that killed a 25-year-old man in Chelsea was arrested Thursday by Texas Rangers, marking the end to what officials called “an exhaustive investigation.”
And I quote (XIX)…
“He asked them two nurses again, ‘Is he going to be all right?’, and they said, ‘We don’t know.’”
And I quote (XX)…
“It’s hard to lose a great son from some guy on drugs,” Warren Goad told KATU on Tuesday. “I cannot believe that this guy would take my son’s life.”
And I quote (XXI)…
The driver responsible for causing a crash that pushed a grandmother’s car over some railroad tracks narrowly missing an oncoming train, is still on the run.
And I quote (XXII)…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A Kalamazoo boy who survived a hit-and-run crash is recovering at home after a heartwarming reunion with his dog, once believed to be missing.
And I quote (XXIII)…
“My father didn’t just die. He was brutally murdered,” said Wager’s daughter, Angel Castro, 56, of Clairemont. “That person’s still out there.
“We’re hoping somebody will come forward. Fifteen years ago, maybe they were young and didn’t want to say anything. Now, they’re older.”
And I quote (XXIV)…
A man is in custody for the hit-and-run of a 3-year-old girl and her mother outside the PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Saturday, according to our partners at WCPO.
Donteiz Romond Dickey, 22, is in custody. Police said he struck Joy White, 27, and her 3-year-old daughter, Khloe Pitts.
Dickey faces two counts of aggravated vehicular assault and two counts of failing to stop after an accident.
And I quote (XXV)…
Victor Estrada Luna, 70, was in a wheelchair and crossing at East California Avenue and Baker Street when he was hit by a vehicle. That was early October.
Thursday, police released surveillance photos of the vehicle involved in the collision. The pickup should have moderate damage to the passenger side.
And I quote (XXVI)…
A Springfield man has filed a $3.9 million, wrongful death lawsuit against a local tavern and a woman who struck and killed his father two years ago in a bizarre hit-and-run case.
And I quote (XXVII)…
A suspected hit-and-run driver in the killing of a bicyclist on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles has been arrested in Glendale a short time after the deadly crash , police said.
Despite the death driver’s efforts to get away, a witness followed the fleeing driver long enough to record the vehicle’s license plate number and report it to authorities.
And I quote (XXVIII)…
A Swansboro man is accused of leaving the scene of a crash with the hood of his car blocking his view of the road while traveling with a minor.
And I quote (XXIX)…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI)- It’s been eight years and a family is still searching for answers, after a local woman was killed by a hit and run driver. Family and friends held a vigil Friday night for 41-year-old Gina Isom. She was struck and killed by a driver as she was crossing the street on Atwells Avenue and Cutler Avenue in the capital city back in 2009.
Now, loved ones continue to search for closure. That driver never came forward, bringing constant suffering for the Isom family. Gina’s father says “I lost my baby and I wish he would turn himself in.”
And I quote (XXX)…
When asked if she forgives the driver, Naleieha’s grandmother, Winona Naleieha, said, “Only God can handle that. That’s not for me to make judgment on her. They just left me that night for dinner. It was my last bath I gave my grandson. My last feeding that I gave my grandson before they left.”
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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.)