New Smyrna Beach, Fla. hit-and-run victim Shariema Smith
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.
4125. Brooklyn, NY. Sept. 11. Boy injured when struck by a dark vehicle which fled the scene.
4126. Charleston, Ill. Sept. 11. Man injured when struck by a “dark-colored sporty passenger car” which fled the scene.
4127. Grand Rapids, Mich. Sept. 12 Woman on bicycle injured when struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.
4128-29. Kokomo, Ind. Sept. 12. Two 13-year-olds riding a moped injured when struck by a late-model Ford truck which fled the scene.
4130. New Smyrna, Fla. Sept. 6. 30-year-old woman injured when struck by a light-blue small-to-medium-sized truck which fled the scene.
4131. Duluth, Minn. Sept. 13. 92-year-old motorcyclist injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
4132. Towson, Md. Sept. 13. Woman seriously injured when struck by a white imported car which fled the scene.
4133. St. Louis, Mo. Sept. 13. Man injured when struck and dragged by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4134. Charlotte, NC. Sept. 13. Pedestrian injured when struck by a black sedan which fled the scene.
4135. New Castle, NY. Sept. 13. Bicyclist injured when struck by a 2004 Highlander which fled the scene.
4136. Detroit, Mich. Sept. 12. Woman in her forties fatally struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
4137. Los Angeles, Cal. Sept. 14. 16-year-old boy leaving church fatally struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.
4138. Carbondale, Ill. Sept. 8. Pedestrian injured when struck by a white, 4-door vehicle which resembles a Ford Focus between model years 2000 to 2007 which fled the scene.
4139. Queens, NY. Sept. 13. 59-year-old woman fatally struck by a 2013 Toyota Camry which fled the scene.
4140. Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 14. 29-year-old man fatally struck by a grey Pontiac which fled the scene.
4141. Tucson, Ariz. Sept. 13. Man fatally struck by a silver Chevy Trailblazer which fled the scene.
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East Central University women’s basketball coach Kent Wayne Franz; hit-and-run artist
Angela Wilburn, 49, Ada, is in the intensive care unit of OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. Wilburn was found unconscious in the 2800 block of Arlington Monday evening at 9:42 p.m. She was taken to Mercy Hospital Ada before being transferred to OU Medical Center. Ada Police Officer Kathy Unbewust said Wilburn’s injuries included a shattered pelvis, right ankle fracture, vertebrae fracture, internal injuries, a blood clot in the brain and a heart attack.
Police said the driver of the vehicle allegedly left the scene. On Tuesday, East Central University women’s basketball coach Kent Wayne Franz, 50, Ada, turned himself in to police in connection with the alleged hit-and-run by auto.
From the Canada files
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An egg-throwing prank turned suddenly serious, leaving a pedestrian struck and injured on a west Hamilton street and a driver on the run from police.
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SAN DIEGO – A young motorist was arrested Friday on suspicion of fleeing after striking a drunken pedestrian who stepped into oncoming traffic at a Valencia Park intersection.
David Allen Green, 22, was headed east in a 1990 Acura sedan on Churchward Street when a man in his 30s walked in front of him at Euclid Avenue about 8:20 p.m. Thursday, according to San Diego police.
Green allegedly drove out of the area following the crash, which left the intoxicated pedestrian hospitalized with a compound leg fracture and a broken arm.
From the English Futbol Files
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This is Premier League star Steven Nzonzi speaking with police today yards from the spot where his car was involved in a smash with a cyclist.
The Stoke City midfielder allegedly said: ‘good luck finding me on foreign plates’ before driving off last week, but the millionaire was spotted talking to an officer in Hale, Greater Manchester this afternoon.
The crash led to an amazing Twitter campaign backed by Sir Chris Hoy to identify the player, who urged his 520,000 followers: ‘please find him’.
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CATHEDRAL CITY — A man was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of hitting two people with his car and driving off.
Jesus Garcia-Salaises, 28, is suspected of hitting the victims outside a restaurant at 34-091 Date Palm Drive, according to Cathedral City police.
The victims, who were hit just after 9 p.m., suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
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PASADENA, Md. (WUSA9) — Anne Arundel County police say Metro Crime Stoppers have raised the reward amount for information about an April hit-and-run crash to $10,000.
On April 12 at approximately 9:25 p.m., police found three juveniles on the westbound side of the road at Mountain Road near Alvin Drive. One female and one male juvenile were seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle. The male juvenile, Skylar Marion, was transported to the Shock Trauma Unit at the University of Maryland Hospital where he later died.
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Witness accounts indicated that Hall may have accelerated his vehicle towards a group of people standing near the shoulder of the roadway striking a 45-year-old female. Hall then quickly fled the scene, according to police.
From the Indonesia Google Street-View Files
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BOGOR – A driver collecting video data for internet giant Google’s Street View feature in Indonesia slammed into two vehicles after trying to flee responsibility for an earlier crash, police said Saturday.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Chippewa Falls, Wisc.; Lodi, Cal.; Lubbock, Texas; Las Cruces, NM; Pacifica, Cal.; Huntington Station, NY; Everett, Wash.; Lynn, Mass.; Elizabethton, Tenn.; Stratford, Ct.; Fairfax, Va.
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