Pagedale, Mo. scene where one youth was killed and another injured by a hit-and-run driver
3109. Des Moines, Wash. Oct. 4. 52-year-old woman struck and killed by a tan or yellow older model four-door Toyota or similar vehicle which fled the scene.
3110. Ocala, Fla. Oct. 3. 60-year-old man riding a bike critically injured when struck by a small, dark colored, late-1990s Acura which fled the scene.
3111. Auburn, Maine. Oct. 5. 31-year-old man struck and killed by a newer-model tan pickup truck which fled the scene.
3112. Wilmington, Del. Oct. 5. 41-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3113-14. Pine Bluff, Ark. Oct. 5. 20-year-old man killed and 19-year-old man injured when struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
3115. Perry, Fla. Oct. 6. 41-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3116. West Babylon, NY. Oct. 7. 30-year-old woman struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3117. Lakewood, NJ. Oct. 7. 17-year-old female suffers life threatening injures when struck by a Jeep Chrysler which fled the scene.
3118. Houston, Texas. Oct. 6. Man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3119. Grand Junction, Colo. Oct. 7. Woman seriously injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
Police were investigating the cellphone history of a 17-year-old Omahan charged in connection with a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run.
Mikala R. Rinehart is charged with failure to stop and render aid in the death of 64-year-old Frank D. Huerta.
A search warrant was filed Sept. 10 for Rinehart’s cellphone.
According to the warrant, police were interested in whether Rinehart was on the phone while driving and whether she sent any incriminating text messages.
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Police tracked down the Toyota Camry at a senior housing complex near the site of the incident.
Two K-9 units were used to track a scent leading from the car into a wooded area.
One of the K-9 units also tracked the scent to a local restaurant, Maggie McFly’s. Winckler was found standing at the bar. He was apprehended and held on $25,000 bail.
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An Oklahoma City woman was drinking and driving early Saturday when she hit a pedestrian and fled the scene, police said.
Emily Ehrhardt, 29, is in Oklahoma County jail on complaints of drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident, Oklahoma City police Capt. Dee Patty said.
And I quote (IV)…
Timothy Jason Walker, 35, of the first block of Julia Terrace in Newport News, has been charged with one count each of driving under the influence of alcohol, texting while driving and felony hit-and-run, Newport News police said today.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A driver smashed his car under an excavator at a construction site in downtown Wilmington. Police said the man then stripped off his clothes and was wandering the streets naked. …
They charged the man with hit and run. Officers have not released his name. They aren’t sure at this time if drugs or alcohol played a role in the wreck.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … San Antonio, Texas; Dyersburg, Tenn.; Bryan, Texas.
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