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.
2651. Santa Clara, Cal. June 16. 20-year-old woman suffers “significant but non-life threatening injuries” when struck by a brown or light brown SUV which sped away from the scene.
2652. Mobile, Al. June 16. Man suffers non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a parked Cadillac that had been pushed onto the sidewalk a gray PT Cruiser which fled the scene.
2653. Humble, Texas. June 16. 31-year-old woman struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
2654. Milwaukee, Wisc. June 18. 54-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
2655. Westwood, Mass. June 18. 26-year-old woman walking her dog seriously injured when struck by a mid-sized white or light-colored four-door sedan which fled the scene.
2656. Clerburne, Texas. June 19. 51-year-old woman suffers minor injuries when struck by a Hyundai which fled the scene.
2657-8. Niagara Falls, NY. June 18. 26-year-old woman killed and 6-year-old son injured when struck by an older-model maroon car which fled the scene.
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From the Old School Files…
What a Difference 60 Years Makes: Dragnet’s Hunt for a Hit-and-Run Killer
And I quote (I)…
Three teens were seriously injured when a car hit them as they crossed a street in Humboldt Park before speeding off, according to police.
The car was abandoned about a block and a half away near the Humboldt Park fieldhouse, and the driver and a passenger were taken into custody after being chased on foot by officers, police said. Alcohol was suspected as a factor in the crash.
A 17-year-old girl was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a head injury, police said. A 15-year-old girl and a 19-year-old girl were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the younger girl with a broken pelvis and the woman with a head injury, police said. All were in serious condition.
And I quote (II)…
An Indianapolis police officer accused in a hit-and-run accident while allegedly under the influence of alcohol was already on suspension from the police department for drinking on duty, officials said.
Lt. Michael Rinehart, a 35-year IMPD veteran, faces criminal misdemeanor charges for allegedly being intoxicated while driving and fleeing the scene of an accident that injured a construction worker.
And I quote (III)…
“She got hit so hard, we couldn’t find her shoe, her phone,” Grabowski said today, after searching the area for almost two hours on Sunday. “It blew the diamonds right out of her earrings.”
And I quote (IV)…
ROCKFORD (WIFR) — It’s been nearly a decade since 14-year-old Kory Kallenbach, a freshman at Guilford High School, was hit by a car and left to die near the entrance to Rock Cut State Park.
Fast-forward to 2012 and new developments have finally arisen.
Kory is now 24 years old and he’s suffered through 38 surgeries, but what hurts more than the physical pain is the thought that whoever hit him ten years ago is still out there.
According to FBI reports from the accident, police found two paint chips and five small plastic car parts. That was enough evidence to prove Kory was hit by a white Dodge Ram truck made at a Chrysler plant in Fenton, Missouri between 1998 and 2001. That hasn’t been enough to track down a suspect and Kory’s mom says she doesn’t understand why not.
Mindy Dal Santo, the victim’s mother, said “when my son asks me a question like ‘Mom why aren’t the police looking into this, why is my case closed, what about this?’, it’s very hard to answer those questions to him.”
Denver suspect Paul Estrada Jr.
DENVER — A man involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident in February was arrest by the Denver Police Department Tuesday.
Paul Estrada Jr., 62, is being charged with a class 3 felony for striking James Garcia, 32, with his vehicle at the intersection of West Colfax Ave. and North Sheridan Blvd on Feb. 20. Garcia died from his injuries.
(h/t @Telly2Putts)
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Joshua Valdez, the young man who was found lying unconscious near a Morgan Hill intersection with numerous broken bones, remains in a coma following what police think is the result of a hit-and-run accident.
Valdez, 22, who is known to his many friends as “Joshie,” was transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center late Friday night, when police found him on the ground near Butterfield Boulevard and San Pedro Avenue.
Police determined that Valdez was walking home by himself shortly before he was injured, and they think his many injuries were caused by a moving car whose driver apparently did not stop to help at the accident scene.
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A hit-and-run suspect accused of critically injuring a University of Miami student surrendered to police.
Luis Felipe Moya arrived at the South Miami Police Department Tuesday after being arrested in New York City. Moya is now expected to face charges in Miami.
He is accused of striking Eliza Gresh at the intersection of US-1 and 57th Avenue. Gresh remains in a coma.
And I quote (VIII)…
Mark Kerwood allegedly told police he had been drinking all day on New Year’s Eve in South Jersey when a 7-year-old child in Falls was hit by a work van matching one he drove.
But cellphone records show that Kerwood was far closer to his Falls home than he claimed at the time of the hit and run, according to a probable cause affidavit.
On Tuesday, police charged Kerwood, 38, of Nearwood Lane with the Dec. 31 hit-and-run accident. He faces a maximum of 14 years in jail, if convicted of the two most serious charges related to accidents involving death or personal injury.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Lufkin, Texas; Palestine, Texas; San Antonio, Texas.
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.)