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.
2488-89. St. Louis, Mo. April 27. 23-year-old woman thrown about 80 feet and killed and 29-year-old man suffers cuts to his face, hip and leg when struck by a a gray Pontiac Grand Prix or Grand Am which fled the scene.
2490. Lower Twp., NJ. April 25. Bicyclist injured when struck by a dark gray vehicle which fled the scene.
2491. Boyle Co, Ky. April 26. 10-year-old injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
2492. Prescott Valley, Ariz. April 28. 15-year-old male suffered what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a beige passenger car, the driver of which reportedly stopped for a few seconds before fleeing the scene.
2493. Sioux City, Iowa. April 28. Bicyclist in critical condition after being hit by a white Chevy pickup, dragged about 150 feet underneath the vehicle and when he finally got loose, the vehicle ran over him before fleeing the scene. (Driver arrested several hours later.)
Related stories:
In which Pennsylvania state legislators could learn a bit from Colorado…
House Bill 1084 would make hit-and-run offenses a Class 4 felony — the same penalty as drunk drivers face.
The state Senate will take up the bill on Monday. Timothy Albo’s mother, Cynthia Albo, says the family is feeling confident the bill will become a law.
“In the beginning we mentioned this was not going to be a short term thing for us. We were going to see this bill through all the way, and we have. Family will be there … and testify if need be,” Cynthia Albo said.
And I quote (I)…
HAMILTON – A 29-year-old township man is dead after he was struck in the head by the side mirror of a passing heavy-duty pickup truck last night, police said.
The driver of the pickup fled the scene but was arrested a short time afterward, police said.
Isaiah J. Harris was getting inside his parked car on Nottingham Way near the intersection with North Johnston Avenue shortly after 11 p.m., police said. A large truck driven by Hamilton resident Erix R. Yuman, 37, passed by the side of the car and the mirror of the vehicle hit Harris in the head.
And I quote (II)…
A man who was reportedly fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run crash Friday morning was killed when he crashed again just seconds later. Mishawaka Police said 29-year-old Julian Stewart, of South Bend, likely broke his neck during the one-vehicle crash near Battell Park. He died a short time later at Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
And I quote (III)…
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A hit and run vehicle crash Friday night in Panama City Beach left a police chief from Arkansas in critical condition. It was one of two hit and run vehicle crashes within about an hour in Panama City Beach that left two people injured.
And I quote (IV)…
Richmond prosecutors plan to seek an indictment on a felony hit-and-run charge against the suspect in last Saturday’s incident in Shockoe Bottom that left one man dead and another seriously injured.
Chief Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Tracy Thorne-Begland said Friday that evidence against Richmond-area resident Jennifer Jon Slemp, 36, will be presented to a grand jury May 7.
Authorities suspect Slemp of driving a vehicle that struck two Chesterfield County men who fell into the street during an early morning brawl.
And I quote (V)…
A 29-year-old Gainesville man told police he left the scene of an accident Tuesday because he was afraid he was going to have an accident of another kind, officers reported.
Barnard W. Cato III was charged with DUI, hit and run and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury, a third-degree felony, after his car crashed into another vehicle and newspaper boxes at about 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday on the 2600 block of Northwest 13th Street.
And I quote (VI)…
As Omar Monroig stepped into the intersection of 51st and Tonnelle Avenue on March 23, he didn’t know he was moments away from the end of a rich life, lived to the fullest.
He had made plans with his friend Arnaldo Arroyo to get a couple of drinks. It was two days after Monroig’s birthday. The two friends began to cross the street, Arroyo walking in front, when he heard a loud sound.
Monroig was struck by a dark-colored 2001-2004 Toyota Camry, which fled without stopping, according to police.
Arroyo said later, in police terminology, that Monroig “hood surfed” the car for 110 feet before he fell to the roadway and the driver sped off into the night.
And I quote (VII)…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — The assistant athletic director for Fairdale High School was arrested Sunday after police say he was driving drunk, and caused another car to hit a Louisville police officer.
And I quote (VIII) …
The young woman who shook up the 2009 edition of “American Idol” when she sang for the judges in nothing but a string bikini has been charged with DUI and hit and run.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Berkeley, Cal. (with video); Rochester, Wash.; South Padre Island, Texas; Oregon City, Oregon; St. Johnsbury, Vt.; Danville, Ct.; East Ridge, Tenn.; Chicago; San Jose, Cal.; Corpus Christi, Texas; St. Augustine, Fla.; Helena, Mont.
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.)