Plano, Texas
1227. El Paso, Texas. Jan. 9. Man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled.
1228. Gary, Ind. Jan. 11. State trooper hospitalized after being struck by a stolen vehicle which fled.
1229. Palm Bay, Fla. Jan. 11. 18-year-old man airlifted to hospital after being struck intentionally by a car which fled.
1230. Lakewood, NJ. Jan. 10. 49-year-old man struck and killed by a 1995 Buick Century which was later found.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
A 6-year-old girl who was the victim of a hit-and-run in Allston last night is expected to survive despite injuries described as “life-altering,” police said.
Her condition was upgraded this evening from critical to serious, said Boston police spokesman Officer Eddy Chrispin.
He said the girl was suffering from a broken neck and bleeding of the brain.
And I quote (II)…
The 56-year-old Jersey City hit-and-run victim who was struck the day after Christmas by an SUV that knocked him 20 feet has died, according to a close friend of the victim and sources.
And I quote (III)…
Police found a handwritten apology near Jones’ body in a roadside ditch. Officers suspected the driver was a woman based on the handwriting.
League City police haven’t classified the death as a cold case because it’s technically an active investigation, Sgt. John Jordan said.
“We followed several different people in the first couple of months we thought for sure were suspects,” Jordan said. “It ended up not being any of them.”
And I quote (IV)…
A 21-year-old Nevada National Guard soldier was killed in a hit-and-run accident on the city’s east side, Las Vegas Metro police said.
And I quote (V)…
The community’s response to a hit-and-run accident at a school crosswalk is a textbook example of how getting involved can make Warren a safer place for everyone, Warren’s police chief said.
“That was a great community effort,” Tim Bowers said Monday of the citizens who assisted 12-year-old Camorin A. McGhee, called 911 for him, noted the license-plate number on the vehicle that hit him and tracked down the woman who drove off.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … San Jose, Cal.; Gresham, Ore.; Mebane, NC; Plano, Texas; Yorkville, Ill.; Winona, Minn.; High Point, NC; Queens, NY; Van Nuys, Cal.; Van Buren, Ark.; Goshen Twp., Ohio; Farmingdale, NY.
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.)