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. After a respite from keeping the list, it restarted in January 2019, highlighting one case a day. If there’s a case you’ve seen that deserves highlighting, drop me a line at hickey@brianphickey.com.
10606. “We need your help,” Cotter told reporters earlier this month, according to The Observer. “So, if you know what had happened, if you were there — frankly, if you’re the person who was involved, we’re asking you to come forward.”
10607. Philadelphia police are still searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a man walking his dog over the weekend. Family members have identified the victim as 26-year-old Michael Canals. Michael Canals, who worked for the music venue “The Met Philadelphia,” was walking with his dog Rosie when they were both struck by a Pontiac minivan while walking along the 700 block of West Berks Street.
10608. “They would have to be in agony right now. I mean, how could you not? How could you drive away from something like that? I mean, even if you had no insurance. I don’t care if you were high, stoned … how could you drive away when you see a baby lying there in the road? How could you do that?” said Bland.
10609. “It hurts me that my dad was killed and the guy just left,” said Athena Green, Calkins’ daughter.
10610. On yet another Halloween, state police are seeking tips and reminding the community of a reward offered in the hit-and-run death four years ago of a Central Michigan University student. Ryan Tsatsos, of Macomb, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Union Township on Halloween night in 2015.
10611. “I still believe in miracles and I just hope even if the person who did this is not found, they will feel a tug in their heart and come forward,” Vasco said.
10612. The Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office identified the teen struck by a vehicle on Harvard Way on Oct. 29 Aliah Lucena, 14, was pronounced dead at Renown Regional Medical Center on Tuesday.
10613. PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police are searching for the driver wanted in a hit-and-run that critically injured a 57-year-old man in North Philadelphia. Police say the victim was struck by a dark-colored Honda on the 3300 block of North 17th Street just after 2 a.m. Saturday.
10614. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police say a pickup truck driver fled the scene after crashing into a boat and sending it into the middle of the roadway.
10615. “My family and I are pleading for any information which could help support the investigation into the tragic death of this incredible man. I ask that whoever did this, has the dignity and strength to come forward. Our God is a loving and forgiving God, but I pray for justice for John Boy and closure for my family.”
10616. A 16-year-old-boy who was critically injured after being struck in a hit-and-run in August was released from the hospital on Friday, according to Los Angeles Police Department Detective Moses Castillo.
10617. A 38-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver who ran a red light Friday morning in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, police said.
10618. CLEMENTON, N.J. (CBS) — A South Jersey family is heartbroken after a mother was killed on her way to the grocery store in a hit-and-run. The incident happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. on the 2000 block of College Drive in Gloucester Township on Friday night. “My daughter was Patti Mills,” Trudy Redstreke, the victim’s mother, said. “She was hit here lsat night and I just want someone please to come forward.”
10619. “What was y’all doing? Did you not see these, it wasn’t just three kids, it was six kids. Y’all hit three, killed, y’all took one, got one fighting, got two fighting,” said Foster.
10620. MONROE TWP. – For 25 years, Michael Jagielski has understood the pain of losing a brother. But it wasn’t until he became a dad that he saw the hit-and-run death of his older sibling Mark Jagielski from another perspective. “It amazes me that my parents were able to be normal after that and that they were able to be successful,” Michael Jagielski said Tuesday.
10621. Disturbing new video shows a fatal hit and run in Los Angeles and more than 30 vehicles driving around the injured pedestrian’s body without stopping. The deadly incident took place Friday night in Van Nuys, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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.)