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.
680. Dalton, Pa. July 22. Man suffers non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a gold car which fled the scene.
681. Richland County, Wisc. July 22. Female state trooper injured after a tractor trailer hit her cruiser and didn’t stop.
682. Modesto, Cal. July 22. 25-year-old woman jogging with her ten-year-old niece struck and killed by a “white pickup truck” which fled the scene “with fresh damage to the right front of the vehicle.”
683. Cactus Canyon, Colo. July 22.
684. Baltimore, Md. July 22. 66-year-old woman injured after being struck by a “compact-size black vehicle, possibly a Saab.”
685. Atlanta. July 23. A homeless man who mows lawns for sustenance was struck and killed by “a dark-colored Ford Explorer or Ford Expedition which … had a partial tag of REA 9521 or RED 9521.”
686. Phoenix, Ariz. July 23.
687. Gadsen, Ala. July 23. Security guard on a golf cart suffers serious injuries after being struck by an undescribed vehicle which fled the scene.
688. Yale, Mich. July 24. Juvenile injured after being struck by a red Toyota Corolla which didn’t stick around.
689. Hammonton, NJ. July 22. 49-year-old motorcyclist injured after being struck by “a newer model, full-sized pickup, black” which fled the scene.
690. Springfield, Mo. July 24.
691 and 692. Everett, Wash. July 25. 45-year-old man struck and killed by what may have been a stolen pickup truck that fled the scene. The vehicle — a dark-blue 2005 Ford Ranger with a Washington license plate B35457F — was thought to be involved in a second hit-and-run without injury earlier.
693. Sacramento, Cal. July 24. Man in his 30s riding a bicycle was fatally struck by a dark “Chevy Blazer or Ford Explorer” which fled the scene. The incident was reported after a second vehicle struck the vehicle, stopped and reported it.
694. Salisbury, Md. July 25. 39-year-old man seriously injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
695. Odessa, Texas. July 24. Man in his 30s found dead in the street after apparently having been struck by a vehicle that didn’t stop.
696. Waco, Texas. July 24.
697. East Goshen, Pa. July 23. 6-year-old boy on scooter seriously injures when struck by a vehicle. “Police said the female driver took the boy to his mother, saying she had struck the child. She told the mother she was going to shut off her car’s engine, but never returned.”
698. Cleveland, Texas. July 25. Body of a 27-year-old woman who’d been struck by a hit-and-run driver found in a roadside ditch by her husband. “Authorities said they found nearly 100 pieces of evidence at the scene, including headlights and the victim’s shoes.”
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Convicted, caught or court appearance in … Boston; Tampa, Fla.; Port Huron, Mich.; Omaha, Neb.; Atlanta; number two from Tampa, Fla.; West Palm Beach, Fla.
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.)