Hit-and-Run America, Vol. MMXLV

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. After a respite from keeping the list, it restarted in January 2019, highlighting one case a day. If there’s a case you’ve seen that deserves highlighting, drop me a line at hickey@brianphickey.com.

15115. A hit-and-run crash critically injures a 25-year-old man in North Philly and police are searching for the driver.

15116. Glastonbury police are searching for an SUV that is believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run on Friday. Police described the SUV they are looking for as small and maroon. It was reportedly involved in a collision with a pedestrian at Salmon Brook Drive and New London Turnpike around 4:50 p.m.

15117. WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — A minivan fleeing a traffic stop struck and killed a 28-year-old cyclist in Washington Heights, police say.

15118. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on Saturday night, according to Memphis Police Department.

15119. The Tucson Police Department says a male pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle Sunday night, November 3.

15120. A Utah man was killed in a hit-and-run accident — and the driver who hit him washed his car in a nearby car wash before fleeing the scene.

15121. HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — A 66-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle that left the scene in Harlem Sunday night.

15122. MONUMENT — A person is dead following a hit-and-run Monday morning, according to Monument Police.

15123. The Lynchburg Police Department is looking for information following a hit and run on Sunday. Just after 4:30 p.m. on November 3, LPD responded to a report of a hit and run involving a bicycle in the area of Horseford and Jefferson streets.

15124. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are searching for the driver who struck a woman in a Richmond crosswalk and fled the scene.

15125. The woman killed in a hit-and-run in September was identified by police on Tuesday. Cameron Anne Barton, 37, was killed in a crash between at least one car in the Hazelwood neighborhood on Sept. 27.

15126. A man found dead pinned beneath a minivan died in an intentional hit-and-run crash, California police reported.

15127. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A 55-year-old woman was critically injured after a hit-and-run crash near the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, according to police.

15128. DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A person is recovering from getting hit by a car in Durham and police are searching for answers.

15129. A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car near a South Jersey elementary school early Saturday morning, according to police.

15130. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 21-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday morning in east Columbus.

15131. “He was a loving, he was a caring kid. He would do anything for anybody,” said Lisa Kunze, who says Brinkman was her son’s best friend.

15132. A woman was seriously injured in a hit-and run while she was riding her bicycle in Lakewood Township Tuesday night. At approximately 7:15 p.m., officers from the Lakewood Township Police Department responded to the intersection of Maplehurst Avenue and Cross Street for a report of a cyclist struck by a vehicle, police said. Responding officers found a 35-year-old woman in the roadway with serious bodily injuries. The victim was taken to the hospital where she is listed in critical condition, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

15133. “He was special,” said Costa. “Genuine human being who was loved by all. Needed by our family and he will be missed. He will be greatly missed. This is a tragedy.”

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.)

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