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.
8379. Wilton Manors, Fla. June 10. 39-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
8380. Charleston, SC. June 16. 49-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
8381. Queens, NY. June 16. 51-year-old man fatally struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
8382. Kansas City, Mo. June 14. 16-year-old boy on bicycle injured when struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
8383. Halfway, Md. June 14. Pedestrian badly injured when struck by a passenger car which fled the scene.
8384. Philadelphia, Pa. June 13. 17-year-old female fatally struck by a minivan which fled the scene.
8385. Blackfoot, Idaho. June 13. 11-year-old boy injured when struck by a Dodge Dart which fled the scene.
8386. South Bend, Ind. June 13. 16-year-old girl injured when struck by an Impala which fled the scene.
8387. Fife, Wash. June 14. 64-year-old man fatally struck by a semi which fled the scene.
8388. Mille Lacs, Minn. June 10. 10-year-old girl fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
8389. New Haven, Ct. June 12. 4-year-old child injured when struck by a dirt bike which fled the scene.
8390. Houston, Texas. June 11. Woman fatally struck by a white BMW four-door sedan which fled the scene.
8391. Memphis, Tenn. June 13. 66-year-old man fatally struck by a Ford which fled the scene.
8392. New Windsor, NY. June 13. 33-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
8393. Lake Park, ND. June 14. 14-year-old girl fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
8394. Seattle, Wash. June 14. Woman badly injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
8395. Broken Arrow, Ariz. June 15. 15-year-old boy injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
8396-97. Philadelphia, Pa. June 17. Two 16-year-old males on bicycles injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
8398. Kileen, Texas. June 17. 33-year-old man injured when struck by a white older-model Buick which fled the scene.
8399. Sanford, Fla. June 16. Bicyclist injured when struck by a light-colored Nissan Versa which fled the scene.
8400. Bronx, NY. June 12. 62-year-old woman fatally struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
8401-05. Las Vegas, Nev. June 12. Two adults and three children injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
8406. Gurnee, Ill. June 13. Skateboarder injured when intentionally struck by a Ford Five Hundred which fled the scene.
8407. Nashville, Tenn. June 13. Woman injured when struck by a truck which fled the scene.
8408. Cathedral City, Cal. June 12. Bicyclist fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
PENNSVILLE, N.J. (CBS) — It is a special graduation for the victim of a hit-and-run in Salem County. The teenager is walking across the stage with the help of two special angels.
18-year-old Kyle Pszenny has a big smile, a big family and a big story of survival.
“He was in a coma where he was completely asleep,” described Kyle’s mother, Crystal Parks. “Not even opening his eyes for a month.”
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“Two things are going to happen out of this,” Kellems said. “One: We might get a flier in the hands of someone who saw something. The other is maybe something that the media puts out jogs someone’s memory.”
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A phone tip this week led to the arrest of a 23-year-old woman charged in a hit-and-run collision with a bicycle that seriously injured prominent Fresno doctor William Dominic, police said Wednesday.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY • The Missouri Highway Patrol says a suspect has confessed in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in April.
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KALAMAZOO, MI – Police say a 22-year-old woman’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit for driving when she allegedly struck and killed a jogger in Oshtemo Township on May 11.
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“I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I just want my baby back,” said Terrie Toennesmann. She just lost her son Damian Taylor to a tragic hit and run at Laurens Road and Interstate 85.
Toennesmann said her son was just 37-years-old, and was the father to three children, he later died at the hospital from his injuries.
“I don’t want any other mother, any other parent to have to go through this,” said Toennesmann.
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Nicole Holland of the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s office said the charge was dismissed because “the victim no longer wished to move forward with the case.”
The man accused in the hit-and-run death of MMA fighter Jordan Parsons is facing a new charge of vehicular homicide.
Traffic investigators with Delray Beach Police say Dennis Wright may have been driving up to 116 miles-per-hour when he hit Parsons last month.
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A bicyclist, Jesse Beach, has died of his injuries after he was struck by a vehicle Friday evening about 11 p.m. in the 600 block of East Kearney Street, according to a news release from the Springfield Police Department.
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SALEM, Ore. — “I don’t know why the person didn’t stop to at least see if I was alive,” Marie Preble, a hit-and-run victim, told KATU on Wednesday.
And I quote (XI)…
Officers found the suspected driver and vehicle in the 1500 block of Del Monte Avenue. Felipe Franco, 45, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, according to Salinas police, and he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and felony hit and run.
“She got away with murder,” Procopio, 32, said Monday. “She’s facing 5 to 10 years, and she may even get out in as early as 2 to 3. The justice system failed my daughter.”
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A San Ramon attorney convicted in the 2012 hit-and-run death of a Chinese tourist in Dublin has finished serving his jail sentence, but he is not off the hook just yet.
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The family of a hit-and-run victim used Facebook to track down a driver who fled the scene of a Lacey crash on Monday.
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“We heard the crash,” Giroux said. “We came over here, and there was a young girl laying on the grass.”
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A woman who injured a 14-year-old girl while deliberately trying to hit two women with her car will spend three years in prison to think about her actions.
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“We believe that someone out there knows who hit Shelby and it’s time to bring peace to her and closure to her family and friends,” Allen said.
“Kayla gave us all a lot of strength,” said the school’s principal, Jerel Bryant. “Her presence was felt at all Carver events, always willing to support her peers even when she wasn’t starring. Truly, she was a freshman on the precipice of something special. Great academic strides; softball; dance team; her smile. She’ll be missed and her life celebrated.”
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Paul’s mother, Valerie Nolf, said the driver, who fled the scene, still hasn’t been found. “He hit Paul so hard the car parts were all over.” Paul’s 5-year-old sister and a 7-year-old friend witnessed the accident. According to her mother, the friend has a photographic memory and “gave the police a description of the man and of the car,” said Valerie. “She knew the color of the rims and that it had silver dots – lug nuts.”
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Noble County, Ind.; Miami, Fla.; Henderson County, NC; North Fayette, Pa.; Denver, Colo.; Longview, Wash.; Vienna, Va.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Lisbon, Maine; Biloxi, Miss.; El Centro, Ariz.; Chicago, Ill.; Helena, Mont.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Denver, Colo.; New Bern, NC; Wrightsville Beach, NC; Newark, NJ; Milwaukee, Wisc.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Springfield, Mo.; St. Petersburg, Fla.
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.)