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.
2288. San Antonio, Texas. Feb. 10. Woman critically injures when struck by a green Jeep which fled the scene.
2289. Harlem, NY. Feb. 12. 75-year-old man struck and killed by black vehicle, believed to be a livery cab, which fled.
2290. Bronx, NY. Feb. 11. 42-year-old woman struck and killed by a tan Mazda which fled.
2291. Staten Island, NY. Feb. 12. Bicyclist critically injured when struck by either a black SUV or pickup which fled the scene.
2292. Corpus Christi, Texas. Feb. 11. 24-year old woman struck and killed by a white truck which fled the scene.
2293. Los Angeles. Feb. 12. “Police are investigating the death of Zina Bethune, a renowned ballet dancer and a longtime teacher of disabled children, who was struck by two vehicles after she apparently stopped to help an injured animal on the side of the street.”
2294. Beaver, Pa. Feb. 12. Woman, who had fallen on the road and then sat up as the car approached struck and killed by a silver, newer model SUV, possibly a Nissan Juke, which fled the scene.
2295. Yuma, Ariz. Feb. 11. 40-year-old man suffered injuries to his head and torso when struck by what appears to be an orange-colored vehicle which fled.
2296. Boca Raton, Fla. Feb. 12. 29-year-old man critically injured when struck by a dark gray, older model sedan which fled the scene.
2297. Grand Rapids Twp., Mich. Feb. 12. Woman injured when struck by a green Chevrolet Blazer-type vehicle which fled the scene.
2298-2300. Phoenix, Ariz. Feb. 14. 46-year-old man and 28- and 38-year-old women suffer non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a vehicle at a bus stop; it fled. (Raw video)
2301. Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 14. 9-year-old riding a bicycle injured when hit by a blue Honda, driver by a female in her 20′s, who fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
Macon police are looking for a 29-year-old woman regarding a 2010 hit-and-run fatality of a pedestrian.
Lindsey Ryan Moore is wanted by the Macon Police Department for first degree vehicular homicide and felony hit and run, according to a news release.
Moore is described as a white female, 5 feet, 3 inches tall with brown eyes and dark brown hair. She was last seen Friday in the 1000 block of Old Zebulon Road in Monroe County at a family member’s house.
On Dec. 11, 2010, 46-year-old Willie Moses of Bowman Street was stuck by a vehicle on Emery Highway near Short Street East at about 3:30 a.m.
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“We’re not seeking revenge,” Schmule Foxman explained as he and his neice, Pessy Greenwald, joined Councilman David Greenfield (D–Borough Park) in offering a $2,500 reward for any information leading to the hit-and-run driver’s capture. “Rather, we’re asking that the driver do the moral and correct thing by taking responsibility for his or her actions. [My brother’s death] is something that, every minute of the day since that time, I’ve been thinking about. It will stay with me for the rest of my life.”
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A judge set bail at $400,000 today for a 38-year-old man charged in the deaths of two pedestrians early Thursday morning as they crossed 95th Street near Cottage Grove Avenue.
Davon Hall, 38, appeared in bond court before Cook County Judge Jackie Portman Saturday after being charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing an accident and death, and misdemeanor marijuana possession.
Bernard Donald, 58, and Loretta Press, 35, both died from injuries suffered when they were hit by the car, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Watch dickbag-lawyer Dan Jensen secure a place in Hell!
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Delivering a forceful but risky closing argument, the lawyer for a Saratoga man accused of plowing into two cyclists and then driving away turned the tables Friday — placing the blame for the first time on the lead rider for yelling so loudly that his startled companion toppled off her bike and smashed into the asphalt.
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A man has been given a three-year suspended sentence for a hit-and-run collision that injured two Johns Hopkins University students last year near the Homewood campus.
Thomas D. Green must also undergo alcohol treatment as part of a sentence imposed Friday in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
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At about 7:55 a.m. today, Benson said, a man told Hyde Park officers he believed he had struck a deer “or some other object” on Crum Elbow Road near Hollow Road on Saturday night. Police have not released the name of the motorist and no arrests have been made..
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HAVERTOWN — Mark McNeill probably has about a million memories of his son. But there’s just one he’s having a hard time living with.
McNeill’s son, also Mark, and good friend Michael Taylor, were killed in a hit-and-run crash Dec. 9, 2011, at Chester Pike and Glenolden Avenue. The 15-year-olds were properly crossing the road when they were struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by Maurquis Javon Thompson, 19, of Chester, who according to police reports drove through a red light, striking the teenagers in the crosswalk area.
But the elder McNeill says he will always be struck by seeing his badly injured son in the hospital that Friday night. Taylor was pronounced dead at the accident scene at 9:40 p.m. The younger McNeill died the next day.
“My biggest thing was how tragic of a death it was,” McNeill said at a Saturday-afternoon fundraiser at WC Murphy’s Pub to help pay for his son’s funeral. “When I walked in and saw him in that hospital bed, I felt like someone had taken an ax and chopped my knees off.”
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SANTA ANA – A driver suspected of hitting a 13-year-old girl and fleeing before police arrived was arrested Tuesday after turning himself in to investigators, authorities said.
Arif Abdul Sattar, 66, of Fountain Valley was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run on Tuesday afternoon, more than a week after investigators allege that he struck 13-year-old Teresa Pham as she rode her bike through a crosswalk.
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A judge has overturned a clerk-magistrate’s decision to not charge a Pittsfield woman for an alleged hit-and-run incident in the Berkshires, ruling that the female driver will now face criminal charges in the case.
Meredith D. Nilan, 24, the daughter of Berkshire Superior Court Probation Chief Clifford J. Nilan, will be charged with negligent operation and leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident in connection with a Dec. 8 incident that left Peter T. Moore, 45, with a broken neck, concussion and other serious injuries, according to Pittsfield police.
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A man suspected of striking a pedestrian with his truck and then fleeing the scene in San Francisco on Monday evening has been arrested, a police spokesman said today. Craig Sheppard, 55, was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, police said.
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ALTOONA, Iowa – Police said a driver in a red car hit a school bus, then spun around and left the scene Tuesday morning.
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A Seattle Police sergeant was arrested last week, suspected of driving under the influence and being involved in a hit and run in a department vehicle.
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A Denver Civil Service Commission hearing panel has overturned the firing of Det. Jay Estrada, who was terminated for mishandling information in the case of a pregnant woman who lost her baby in a hit-and-run incident.
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The hit-and-run motorist who struck and killed a deaf woman on Milwaukee’s north side in January was still at large Monday as police asked for the public’s help to find the driver.
Annette Tomashaski, 58, was struck shortly after 5:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in a crosswalk at N. 32nd St. and W. Villard Ave.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Providence, RI; Corpus Christi, Texas; Portland, Ore.; Chambersburg, Pa.; Denver, Colo.; Pelion, SC; Columbus, Ohio; Lima, NY; Indianapolis, Ind.; East Brandywine Twp., Pa.; Tulsa, Ok., Enfield, Ct.
Trial of hit-and-run passenger underway: kasa.com
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.)