Hit-and-run victim Victoria Grimes
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.
4717. Hayward, Cal. Feb. 5. 31-year-old woman injured when struck by a sporty black sedan which fled the scene.
4718. Middle Island, NY. Feb. 6. 22-year-old woman injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
4719. Carmel, NY. Feb. 4. 45-year-old man injured when struck by a snow plow which fled the scene.
4720. Fayetteville, NC. Feb. 6. 59-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4721. Murrieta, Cal. Feb. 6. Man injured when struck by a white 2000 BMW sedan which fled the scene.
4722. Bloomfield, Ct. Feb. 7. 27-year-old man injured when struck by a tan or light vehicle which fled the scene.
4723. Nassau County, NY. Feb. 7. 14-year-old girl injured when struck by a brown or tan vehicle which fled the scene.
4724. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Feb. 9. 15-year-old male fatally struck by a dark older-model Jeep Cherokee which fled the scene.
4725. San Diego, Cal. Feb. 9. 81-year-old man fatally struck by a dark four-door sedan which fled the scene.
4726. Houston, Texas. Feb. 9. 24-year-old man fatally struck by a sedan, possibly a Toyota, which fled the scene.
4727. Spokane, Wash. Feb. 9. Man fatally struck by a gold SUV which fled the scene.
4728. Seattle, Wash. Feb. 10. 14-year-old boy injured when struck by a Toyota Camry which fled the scene; suspected driver identified.
4729. Boca Raton, Fla. Feb. 7. Bicyclist injured when struck by a 2013 Kia which fled the scene.
4730. Kirkwood, Mo. Feb. 9. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
Jamie Hang, 20, faces four counts, including first-degree recklessly endangering safety and hit & run. An initial appearance is scheduled for Monday in Manitowoc County Circuit Court.
Steven Gove was driving his cycle on Jan. 25, when he struck from behind by a vehicle. He ended up lodged in the windshield. Gove says the driver, allegedly Hang, kept driving to the suspect’s house. That’s when Gove got out, and walked away. Neither man suffered serious injuries.
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Wilmington police today released the name of the victim killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday in the city.
He was identified as 57-year-old Tony Davis, of Wilmington, said Cpl. Mark Ivey.
A preliminary investigation suggests that Davis came out of a home in the 1700 block of W. Second St. about 1:32 a.m. and fell into the street, where a red pickup truck traveling westbound hit him while he was lying there, Ivey said.
The pickup, which had a horizontal stripe running the length of the vehicle, fled out of sight, he said.
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A man wanted in Brevard for skipping a court appearance in a misdemeanor death by motor vehicle case was arrested Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., where police say he now faces more charges.
Scott McCombs, 37, is accused of killing 58-year-old Jerry Morgan of Brevard in a hit-and-run accident in December 2012.
Sheriff David Mahoney said McCombs was scheduled to appear in court in December, but never showed. His absence kicked off a manhunt that ended Tuesday when he was picked up by the Orlando Police Department.
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After a hit-and-run driver seriously injured four individuals, including a 7-year-old girl, when police said he ran into them at a Woodside bus stop on Saturday, elected officials and residents are, once again, calling on the city to make swift changes and create a city far safer for pedestrians.
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The City Council on Tuesday passed a bill requiring the New York City Police Department to report information concerning vehicle collisions in which a driver left the scene.
The bill would require the NYPD to submit to the City Council and post online a quarterly report on hit-and-run data, specifically the number of such incidents involving critical injury, as determined by medical personnel at the scene; and the number of cases closed, whether an arrest was made or not. The data would be separated out by police precinct and by cross street.
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An off-duty Chicago police officer accused of driving away after striking a woman on a bicycle, then claiming she ran into his truck, was acquitted of felony charges today.
Instead, Judge James Linn found Michael Bergeson guilty of failure to give information and render aid, a misdemeanor. He will be sentenced in March.
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SAN DIEGO – City police is asking San Diego residents for help in tracking down a white Cadillac El Dorado that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in North park that killed Seamus O’Bryan, 32, a prop master at The Old Globe.
“This car is a Cadillac Eldorado. It’s white or cream in color, 1998 to 2000 model, possibly minor front-end damage to the right front passenger section of the car,” SDPD Lt. Kevin Mayer told CBS 8 in San Diego.
To date, police have chased down dozens of leads to no avail.
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BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) — Northeastern University student Victoria Grimes has spent the last week in agony, laying in a hospital bed, unable to walk.
“I have a concussion, a broken collarbone, stitches on my eyelid,” she said. “There’s a lot of fluid and blood built up in my leg so it’s really painful to move it at all.”
She was trying to hail a cab on Tremont Street near Cunard Street in Boston just after midnight last Saturday when she was hit by a driver who then took off. Victoria said she has no recollection of being hit.
“I woke up, I was in a hospital bed. I had a bunch of doctors and nurses around me,” she said.
Her boyfriend, Ben Alpert, watched as the whole thing happened.
“[The car] lifted her up above. She actually bounced off a parked car and took the entire side view mirror off,” Alpert said. “I was in shock. I ran to her. She was breathing, that’s the first thing I checked”
Victoria loves to run and plays lacrosse for Northeastern, but doctors say she won’t even be able to walk for four to six weeks.
“It’s a complete 180 from what my life was to what it is now,” she said.
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Police have arrested a man accused of hitting three teens walking along a southwest Atlanta sidewalk late last month then driving away, authorities said.
Michael Turner, 31, was picked up Saturday by police and charged with hit-and-run, failure to exercise due care with pedestrians and driving without a valid license.
On Jan. 31, Mariah Key, 15, Dajah Malcom, 14, and Cedria Johnson, 16, were walking on Westmeath Drive, authorities said.
The three heard a car pull up behind them, and eventually the car hit them, police said.
Johnson was the only one of the three girls able to remain standing and conscious and told police what happened, describing the silver car that hit them, Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. Greg Lyon said.
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Shreveport man charged with 4th DWI in connection with fatal hit and run
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