Hit-and-run victim George Goding
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.
4640. Rochester, Vt. Jan. 15. 86-year-old man fatally struck by a white vehicle which fled the scene.
4641. Upper Allen Twp., Pa. Jan. 15. 42-year-old woman injured when struck by a silver vehicle which fled the scene.
4642. Graysonville, Md. Jan. 14. Pedestrian injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4643. Laurel, NY. Jan. 16. 49-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4644. Prince George’s Co., Md. Jan. 17. 22-year-old man fatally struck by a dark metallic blue vehicle which fled the scene. (Update: Driver surrenders)
4645. Norwich, Ct. Jan. 16. 14-year-old girl injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4646. Huntington Station, NY. Jan. 17. 34-year-old man critically injured when struck by a dark sedan which fled the scene.
4647. Bellingham, Wash. Jan. 16. 21-year-old man injured when struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.
4648. Marshfield, Wi. Jan. 17. Person in a wheelchair injured when struck by a white vehicle which fled the scene.
4649. Burlingame, Cal. Jan. 17 Pedestrian injured when struck by a grey or silver 2014 Mercedes CLA which fled the scene.
4650. Ontario, Cal. Jan. 16. 9-year-old girl injured when struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.
4651. Fountain, Colo. Jan. 19. 44-year-old man injured when struck by a truck which fled the scene.
4652. Manitowoc, Wi. Jan. 18. 56-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene while he was still attached to the windshield. (H/T @justme277)
4653. Denver, Colo. Jan. 18. Pedestrian injured when struck by a late 90s Dodge minivan which fled the scene.
4654-55. Winona, Minn. Jan. 18. Two pedestrians injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4656-57. Vancouver, Wash. Jan. 19. 45-year-old and 28-year-old mothers fatally struck by a dark full-sized pickup which fled the scene.
4658. Hartford, Ct. Jan. 19. Police officer seriously injured when struck by a stolen 2011 Sonata which fled the scene.
4659-61. Vacaville, Cal. Jan. 19. 9-, 7- and 6-year-old youths injured when struck by a white Chevy pickup which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
4662. Bristol, Pa. Jan. 20. 41-year-old woman seriously injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4663. Hillsboro, Mo. Jan. 20. 80-year-old man fatally struck by a maroon, late 1990s-model Ford Ranger which fled the scene.
4664. Chicago, Ill. Jan. 20. 13-year-old boy injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
On Wednesday, the suspect from a hit-and-run accident that killed 33-year-old Tabitha Lynn Herriage Rodriguez contacted Longview police.
Longview police say the accident occurred on December 21, 2013 at approximately just after midnight in the 1600 block of South Green Street in Longivew. Witnesses say that Rodriguez was walking in the northbound lane of traffic when she was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle did not stop and drove away, headed northbound.
Rodriguez was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
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A New York City off-duty detective has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash in the Bronx a year ago.
Police say Carlos Sierra is accused of fleeing after hitting a vehicle in December 2012. They say the driver followed Sierra and the two got into a dispute before the detective fled again.
The 36-year-old Sierra faces charges of official misconduct, leaving the scene of an accident, assault and criminal mischief. He’s been suspended without pay.
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In 2011, 4,432 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes nationwide, with about one in five of them victims of a hit and run, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Drivers who flee — they may panic or fear being caught intoxicated or without a valid license — can leave authorities with few clues. Lack of physical evidence, witnesses or nearby traffic cameras tend to make hit-and-run cases difficult to solve, law enforcement officials say.
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“My brother’s death, at 58 years old, is a huge loss to my family. He was my only alive full blood relative. [His death] left me in an overwhelming grief…My brother was also a much beloved family member among families… because of his caring, easy going, informative and fun-making personality. In all family-gathering activities, he was the center of conversations, telling jokes and activities. I couldn’t say enough how much we [lost] at the moment he was hit and lied on a road in a remote county of the States.”
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Police have charged a 55-year-old man over a hit-and-run crash that injured two men in Armadale on Christmas Day night.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Raleigh police have arrested a man in connection with the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old girl Thursday night in Raleigh.
Justice Yasmeem Smith, a junior at Wake Forest High School, was hit twice at 9:40 p.m. on N. New Hope Road. The driver of the second vehicle stopped, but the first driver took off.
Smith was transported to WakeMed where she passed away.
On Friday, Raleigh police arrested and charged William Creamont Beary, 36, of 5056 Babbling Brook Dr., with felony hit and run involving death or serious injury. He was taken into custody at his residence without further incident, police said.
Police say Beary left the scene after hitting Smith. A second car then hit Smith, but the driver of that car stopped.
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A 27-year-old Toms River man has been charged in connection with a December fatal hit-and-run, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and South Toms River Police Chief Andrew Izatt.
Joseph E. Marsh, 27, of Toms River, was arrested Friday for the December fatal pedestrian hit and run in South Toms River.
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A former Henrico County sheriff’s deputy was in custody Friday after Richmond police said he returned to the scene of a hit-and-run pedestrian fatality and two alert officers immediately suspected him of having taken part in the crime.
Barry Mallory, 51, of the 7100 block of Nesbitt Drive in Chesterfield County, was arrested by Richmond police late Thursday night and initially charged with felony hit and run.
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Police have made an arrest in connection to a November hit-and-run that killed three women in Pleasant Grove.
Christopher Perrin was charged Dec. 18 with three counts of accident involving death, three counts of manslaughter, accident involving serious bodily injury and injury of a child, police say.
Police say Perrin was driving southbound on North Prairie Creek Road when he allegedly crashed into the passenger side of a black Dodge.
The crash killed the Dodge’s occupants, including 26-year-old Araceli Romero, her sister, 28-year-old Judith, and their mother, 46-year-old Regina Romero.
A 2-year-old boy who was also in the car with the women survived.
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A judge reduced bonds Friday for several suspects charged in the fatal hit-and-run of New Orleans police officer Rodney Thomas. Attorneys for four of the six defendants in the 2013 wreck asked Orleans Parish Criminal District Judge Karen Herman to for reductions, but Herman agreed to do so for only three.
She declined to lower the bond of alleged driver of the white Porsche Panamera that struck and killed Thomas on the Interstate 10 high rise bridge on July 7. Justin McKey, who surrendered to police the next day, told investigators that he smashed into Thomas and fled. According to witness statements, McKey was seen speeding away, leaving Thomas “bleeding and motionless” in the road.
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ELKHART, Ind.– An Elkhart man was attempting to cross US33 when he was struck and killed by a motorist Friday night. 73-year-old Frank Nelson died on the way to Goshen Hospital.
Lead Investigator Lt. Casey Lehman says two off duty Elkhart Police officers saw the hit and run.
One officer chased after the suspect, 21-year-old Kent Phouangmalay, and the other officer assisted the victim.
Phouangmalay was charged with 3 felonies including operating while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, and posession of marijuana.
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SANDY, OR (KPTV) – What started as a hit-and-run ended with one man dead and another in jail late Friday night.
Police said a drunk driver hit a pedestrian and then took off. He later came back to the Sandy neighborhood where it happened and turned himself in. Nearly an hour later, he tested at almost twice the legal limit.
Most neighbors say they didn’t see or hear anything. They said to hear about the crash on Saturday was shocking.
“I’m very saddened about it, so close to home. You see it on the news and then you see this,” neighbor Lane Heintz said. “I’m probably going to tear up just thinking about it. My animals are out there all the time and this is a human being we’re talking about.”
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BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) – A man is accused of injuring two people in a hit-and-run in Ambridge early Sunday morning, because he was upset he was rejected from a bar.
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The police chief in Lackawanna is facing a potential lawsuit due to his involvement in an injury hit-and-run accident.
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The daughters of a 58-year-old man struck and killed last October as he bicycled home from the grocery store believe police have a solid case that can put an 18-year-old driver behind the wheel that night.
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A Maryland man who was arrested for a hit-and-run accident in 2012 pleaded guilty to aggravated assault by a vehicle while under the influence on Thursday afternoon in Montgomery County Court.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Davison Twp., Mich.; Newport, RI; Albany, NY; Ewing, NJ; San Antonio, Texas; Portland, Ore.; New Windsor, NY; Albany, Ga.; St. Cloud, Minn.; Tulsa, Okla.; Tempe, Ariz.; Horry County, SC; Omaha, Neb.; Des Moines, Iowa; Louisville, Ky.; Ambridge, Pa.
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.)