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.
765. Kileen, Texas. Aug. 11. 47-year-old man on motorcycle fatally struck by a Toyota Camry which took off from the scene; the driver was later arrested.
766. Lawrenceville, Ga. Aug 22. 55-year-old man critically injured when struck by an unknown vehicle which fled the scene but “broken vehicle parts at the scene that are being analyzed to possibly determine a make and model.”
767. Folly Beach, SC. Aug. 8. Man suffers severe injuries after being struck by an unidentified vehicle which didn’t stop at the scene of the collision.
768. Gardenia, Cal. Aug. 13. A pregnant 31-year-old woman struck and killed by a dark two-door car which fled the scene.
769. Longmont, Colo. Aug. 13. Pedestrian suffers minor injuries after being struck by a gray Dodge Ram that didn’t stop.
770. West Ashley, SC. Aug. 13. 8-year-old injured when struck by a dark blue pick-up truck; “the driver stopped, got out of the truck, then got back in and drove off.”
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“I look in my mirror and I see this blue pickup just flying up behind me and I just knew I didn’t want to get smashed between the pickup,” said Fluck. “When he hit me, it spun me around, like that, and that’s what knocked me into the mailboxes.”
Detroit Police officials say they are investigating allegations the department covered up an alleged hit-and-run crash involving Lt. Monique Patterson in 2008 that resulted in a $40,000 settlement.
MANILA, Philippines – A 16-year-old deaf mute was killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a delivery truck in Manila, before dawn Saturday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police sources confirmed Friday that a man who was fatally shot this week was a person of interest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a construction worker last month.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car action in … Seattle, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Anderson, SC; Cactus Canyon, Colo.; School bus alert! Atlanta; Houston; Monroe, NJ; Costa Mesa, Cal.; Bayonne, NJ;
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.)