Denver hit-and-run scene. Photo from 7News.
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.
3481. Wheaton, Md. Feb. 26. 53-year-old woman struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3482. Seattle, Wash. Feb. 25. 40-year-old man injured when struck twice by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3483. Plainfield, NJ. Feb. 24. 6-year-old girl seriously injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3484. San Jose, Cal. Feb. 26. Woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3485-86. Denver, Colo. Feb. 27. Two teens injured when struck by a grey Dodge Stratus which fled the scene.
3487. San Diego, Cal. Feb. 25. Man suffers head trauma when struck by a brown-colored early 2000s model vehicle, likely a Toyota, which fled the scene.
3488-89. Hollywood, Cal. Feb. 26. Man and woman, both about 25, injured when struck by a black Mercedes SUV which fled the scene.
3490. New York City, NY. Feb. 26. 83-year-old man loses foot after being struck by a vehcile which fled the scene but was located shortly thereafter.
3491. Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 17. 36-year-old bicyclist injured when struck by an older grey Toyota Sienna which fled the scene.
3492. Kansas City, Kans. Feb. 26. Woman in her 40s fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3493. Liberty, SC. Feb. 26. 32-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3494. Rocky Mount, NC. Feb. 24. 47-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehile which fled the scene.
3495-96. Dayton, Ohio. Feb. 27. Woman and infant injured when their stationary vehicle was struck by a red pickup truck which fled the scene.
3497. Burbank, Cal. Feb. 26. 30-year-old paraplegic man injured when struck by a BMW which fled the scene but was later found.
3498. Indio, Cal. Feb. 23. 27-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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Pacurie Huynh was arrested while smoking a cigarette near his vehicle.
On the same day that the victim of an Independence Day hit-and-run was buried, the man accused of hitting him was behind bars — nearly eight months after the deadly crash.
In the early hours of July 4, a passerby was traveling on the 100 block of North State Road in Springfield, Delaware County when he spotted a man lying on the road. He called police who responded to the scene. Police arrived and identified the victim as Thomas Quercetti, 28, of Upper Chichester.
Investigators say Quercetti was walking along N. State Road when he was struck by a vehicle which fled the scene. Using only small pieces of a headlamp found on the road, police say they were able to identify the hit-and-run vehicle as a 2010-2012 Toyota 4Runner, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
Quercetti was brain dead for several months before he was finally taken off life support last week. He died Feb. 20 and was buried the same day Pacurie Huynh was arrested while smoking a cigarette near his vehicle — a Toyota 4Runner.
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If convicted, it will be Beaty’s fourth DWI offense. The victim may have broken bones but should be OK.
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A former Allegheny County police officer has been ordered to stand trial in a hit-and-run death after waiving a preliminary hearing on the charges.
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A Columbus patrol officer’s intrepidly tracking a trail of antifreeze from a fatal 2011 crash to a hit-and-run suspect’s mobile home culminated Monday in the defendant pleading guilty to multiple traffic charges.
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A man in his 20s was killed Sunday night in a hit-and-run accident in Hacienda Heights, police said. The accident occurred in the 1800 block of Wickshire Avenue around 9:30 p.m., police said.
A short time later, police reported a call concerning three assault victims with stab wounds to their upper torsos. All three had driven themselves to Whittier Community Hospital. None of their injuries were life-threatening, officials said.
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Did “Anti-Cyclist Bias” Let a Hit-and-Run Killer Off the Hook in Boston?
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ATLANTA – Police have made an arrest in the fatal hit-and-run of a postal worker in southwest Atlanta.
Authorities said that Cassandra Head, 53, was struck by a dark-colored SUV while using a crosswalk at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Bakers Ferry Road early Feb. 19.
Head was a veteran postal worker, a mother of five and grandmother of 16, according to her family.
The driver of the SUV did not stop and drove off, police said.
On Tuesday, police arrested 40-year-old Eric Demons.
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MIRAMAR, Fla. (WSVN) — Police are offering a reward for any information on the driver who struck and killed a child last month.
Miramar police raised the reward in hopes of catching the driver who struck and killed 6-year-old Deandre Binns. It happened in the 6200 block of Miramar Parkway, early February.
Police do not have much to go on except grainy surveillance footage of an older model sedan, possibly a Honda Accord, driving in the area at the time.
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A woman who lost her husband in a hit and run is calling for change in response to a Call 6 Investigation that exposed dangerous trucks on Indiana highways . – See more at: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/widow-in-hit-and-run-calls-for-increased-road-safety#sthash.N2ycNaeS.dpuf
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It’s been nearly a week since she was killed in an apparent hit-and-run and Tuesday night a mid-state community came together to seek answers in the death of 32-year old Livia Smith of East Nashville through a candlelight vigil.
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