David Lopez suffered serious head injuries, a broken femur and a fractured pelvis in an Indianapolis hit-and-run.
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.
3744. Las Vegas, Nev. May 16. Woman injured when struck by a small SUV which fled the scene.
3745. Indianapolis, Ind. May 15. 7-year-old boy critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3746. Philadelphia, PA. 9-year-old girl injured when struck by a white Kia SUV which fled the scene.
3747. San Antonio, Texas. May 16. 39-year-old man who pulled over to help stranded motorist injured when struck by a white BMW which fled the scene.
3748. Providence, RI. May 15. 61-year-old man injured when struck by a grey Ford SUV which fled the scene.
3749. Boynton Beach, Fla. May 17. 52-year-old man critically injured when struck by a silver Honda Civic which fled the scene.
3750. Kenduskeag, Maine. May 17. Man injured when struck by a white Chevy pickup truck which fled the scene; later found with no sign of driver.
3751. Urbana, Ill. May 17. 14-year-old boy on bicycle injured when struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.
3752. Topeka, Kan. May 16. 26-year-old man suffers minor injuries when struck by a Camaro or Dodge Charger which fled the scene.
3753. Chula Vista, Cal. May 16. 10-year-old boy injured when struck by a blue Jeep which fled the scene.
3754. Northridge, Cal. May 15. 44-year-old man fatally struck by a white GMC or Chevy pickup which fled the scene.
Related stories:
A Sheffield student’s talents as a former gymnast champion are thought to have saved her life in a hit-and-run on a pedestrian crossing in Sheffield.
“I saw the whole thing, I couldn’t believe somebody could survive. They must have been doing a minimum of 60mph. She jumped out of the way of the first car and into the path of the second. They were just two crazy boy racers.”
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Police say the man arrested in a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist tried to repaint his vehicle before his arrest late Wednesday.
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Juan Ricardo Hernandez-Campoceco admitted that he was drinking before he hit Elyse Mary Stern, 28, also of Minneapolis, shortly after 2 a.m. He pleaded guilty to a felony hit-and-run accident and fourth-degree driving while impaired, a misdemeanor.
A witness told police that he had been driving behind the woman on her bike on eastbound Lake Street when the light turned green. As the witness turned south on Cedar Avenue, he heard a loud noise. He turned around his car and saw a woman sprawled near the intersection, according to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court.
Pooper
A man who said he fled an accident scene because he had “bad” Chinese food and didn’t want to poop in his pants was arrested on a misdemeanor charge, according to a recently released affidavit. …
“Baca reported he left briefly because he had ‘bad’ Chinese food and did not want to defecate in his pants,” an affidavit states. “Baca apologized for leaving, but believed he had no choice, as he was on the verge of defecating in his pants.”
Baca said he had no license, and apologized for driving without one.
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Two Indiana County men fabricated a story about an armed carjacking to cover up a hit-and-run crash they were involved in, state police said.
Jakeb P. Schrecongost, 18, and Jessie J. Wood, 22, told police May 2 that they picked up a hitchhiker who forced them from their vehicle at gunpoint and stole the vehicle.
State police in Indiana said during their investigation, they located the crashed vehicle along State Route 422 near Route 119.
The men told state police they fabricated the armed robbery report to conceal their involvement in the hit-and-run.
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A DOT employee who crushed a Manhattan pedestrian with a dump truck and left the scene was not charged with a crime, was cleared of all traffic violations, and remains on the payroll.
It is unknown whether Harry Robinson is still driving vehicles for DOT, as the agency would not discuss details of his employment due to a pending civil case.
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Little Vyeshon Jones is running around just like a normal 2-year-old. But his life was literally flipped upside down Tuesday night, when a car slammed into an apartment building, going through the bedroom where he was asleep.
The boy’s mother, La’vonda Garland says she was in the living room when she heard a loud bang, and then chaos.
Garland said, “I had my baby girl in my arms so I’m screaming for somebody to get help me get my baby.”
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A motorist who fatally struck an 81-year-old woman in National City and fled the scene was sentenced today to two years in prison.
Alejandro Hernandez Lomas, 44, had pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run causing death.
The San Diego man surrendered to authorities about 17 hours after the Jan. 6 collision that took the life of Elena Huerta, according to National City police.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Southampton Town, NY; Virginia Beach, Va.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Vernon, Ct.; Los Angeles, Cal.
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.)