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.
1142. Antioch, Cal. Dec. 12. 42-year-old woman killed when struck by a newer- model purple or dark blue minivan which fled the scene.
1143. Denver, Colo. Dec. 10. 27-year-old pregnant woman critically injured after being struck by a car which fled. “Her baby boy was delivered at the hospital, but did not survive. The Denver Coroner’s office could not say whether the baby had been born alive.” [More]
1144. Macon, Ga. Man killed after being struck by an undescribed vehicle.
1145. Lawrence, Kan. Dec. 11. 18-year-old University of Kansas student stuck by a late 2000s model silver or white Toyota Camry which fled the scene with windshield damage.
1146. Fargo, ND. Dec. 12. 86-year-old man injured when struck by a car, which was later found.
1147. Seattle, Wash. Dec. 12. 52-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by an unidentified car.
1148. Aurora, Ill. Dec. 12. 30-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
1149. Mt. Plymouth, Fla. Dec. 12. 68-year-old man walking with his dog fatally struck by a midsize green pickup truck. A witness told authorities the truck then backed up and left the scene.
1150. Savannah, Ga. Dec. 13. 18-year-old man on a scooter struck and killed by a gold, 2007-2009 Toyota Camry or Camry Hybrid.
1151. East St. Louis, Mo. Dec. 12. 54-year-old woman struck and killed by a silver or gray SUV.
1152. Las Vegas. Dec. 13. 43-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled.
1153. Webster, Fla. Dec. 13. 13-year-old boy killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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PHOENIX — It’s hard to imagine, finding out your loved one was run down by a car and left in the street to die. However, that is the sad reality for one Valley family.
Smiling happily in pictures is the way the family of 49-year-old Tisine Nelson would like to remember her.
“She was just sweet and it was wrong how they just left her out there,” said Juanita Harris, Nelson’s cousin.
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MIDLAND — Richard McRoberts says the hit-and-run driver who left his son to die 19 years ago today has suffered long enough.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield police are looking into surveillance video about a double hit-and-run at a bar Friday night.
They say the victim, who is not being named, is still in the hospital with severe head trauma.
Police say the victim and her boyfriend were at the Mohawk Tavern when they noticed a woman stealing the victim’s wallet.
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NEW ALBANY, Ind. — New Albany police said they’ve reached a standstill in a hit-and-run case and hope someone will come forward with information.
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Police believe man who admitted to two hit-and-run crashes was under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both
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An Alexandria man driving an airport shuttle van has been charged in a series of hit-and-run crashes in Arlington and Fairfax counties.
Virginia State Police have charged 25-year-old Muhammed Teshale with one felony count of hit-and-run in Fairfax County. Additional state police charges are pending for the Arlington County crashes.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … York, Pa.; Prescott, Ariz.; Vernon, Cal.; Toledo, Ohio; Skippack, Pa.; Burlington, NC; Omaha, Neb.;
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.)