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.
8532. Jersey City, NJ. July 16. 19-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8533. Eugene, Ore. July 18. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8534. Little Rock, Ark. July 18. Pedestrian injured when struck by a black car which fled the scene.
8535. St. Louis, Mo. July 15. 5-year-old girl critically injured when struck by a 2005 Ford Focus which fled the scene.
8536. Gladstone, Mo. July 18. Pregnant teen injured when struck by a turquoise Dodge Caravan which fled the scene.
8537. Columbus, Ohio. July 18. 46-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8538. Vancouver, Wash. July 18. 32-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8539. Sebastopol, Cal. July 19. Bicyclist injured when struck by a black pickup truck which fled the scene.
8540. Corpus Christi, Texas. July 20. Bicyclist critically struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene.
8541. Hemet, Cal. July 18. 17-year-old male fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8542. Trotwood, Ohio. July 18. 12-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle and motorcycle which fled the scene.
8543. Lancaster, Cal. July 16. 64-year-old man fatally struck by a gold or burgundy Chevy Astro Star or GMC Safari which fled the scene.
8544. Macomb, Mich. July 20. 15-year-old girl injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8545-46. Espanola, NM. July 20. 49-year-old man and 43-year-old woman fatally struck by a blue pickup truck which fled the scene.
8547. Houston, Texas. July 21. 82-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
8548-49. Houston, Texas. July 21. 5-year-old killed and 2-year-old injured when struck by a 2007-08 black or gray Dodge Ram 1500 which fled the scene.
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“It makes me angry,” said Clark. “It really makes me angry”
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A Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested and is facing more than a dozen charges in connection with a series of hit-and-run crashes on Interstate 15 early Saturday.
Officer Antonio Munoz was pulled over on I-15 just after midnight while off-duty after a Nevada Highway Patrol officer spotted him committing minor traffic infractions, then noticed significant damage to Munoz’s white GMC Yukon, highway patrol spokeswoman Chelsea Stuenkel said.
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“Last year we didn’t get a chance to taste those special dishes,” said Stephanie McKoy, Raymond’s aunt, listing holidays and birthday events without her nephew. “Every year we are reminded of what could have been.”
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Later he said, “I pretty much figured that it was a person right off the bat … and then I was just kind of like, well, what was this person doing in the road?” according to court records.
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SALINE COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) — Arkansas State Police said more than a week later, a suspect has yet to be determined in a hit-and-run that killed a 2-year-old riding in a child’s wagon.
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“He’s had chance after chance after chance after chance,” Black said. “And I just don’t know if him being out of the streets is the best thing.”
“I can definitely understand that,” said Deputy Prosecutor Megan Smither. “But he’s given a right through the criminal justice system and he exercised that right to bond out.”
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WATSONVILLE >> A 54-year-old Watsonville woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Friday was described by her family as a longtime Santa Cruz County resident who struggled with mental health problems for much of her life.
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“Family person, very energetic, very humble, very sweet, caring, quiet,” said Gibran Deen, the victim’s cousin. “Everything a human being should be, this person was, and now, she’s not here.”
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WILKES-BARRE — The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether prosecutors had the right to seize a vehicle from the driveway of a hit-and-run suspect without a warrant, further delaying a high-profile case that has gone on for nearly four years.
Daniel Loughnane, 43, of Hanover Township, is facing hit-and-run charges over the death of Rebecca McCallick, 19, after she was run over on Hazle Street in Wilkes-Barre on July 24, 2012. Prosecutors allege he struck McCallick, who was high on marijuana and lying in the street, while on his way home from the Gentleman’s Club 10 strip club in Wilkes-Barre Township.
The trial, which had been slated to begin in March 2014, has instead suffered lengthy delays because of appeals by both sides related to key evidence in the case. A central issue has been whether police illegally seized his Ford F-350 Super Duty Diesel when they confiscated it without a search warrant on Aug. 9, 2012.
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MURFREESBORO — Smyrna police have identified the suspect in the fatal hit and run that killed a 29-year-old woman July 10.
“Based on a tip, the SPD Criminal Investigations Division recovered the suspect vehicle on July 12,” said Sgt. Bobby Gibson, public information officer for the Smyrna Police Department. “The investigation conducted by SPD, along with the assistance of the Rutherford County District Attorney’s office, has identified the suspect as 25-year-old Cortney Barrett of Murfreesboro.”
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“At first I got up and tried to figure out who hit me, but after a while the pain started rushing in,” said Francisco, who was taken to South Nassau Communities Hospital for emergency surgery and remained hospitalized for about a week.
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“Lights, signage, more enforcement and police,” Toledo said. “I think there should be police here at all times.”
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Union Twp., Mich.; Ozone Park, NY; Goshen, NY; Chicago, Ill.; San Francisco, Cal.; Limerick, Maine; El Paso, Cal.; Trenton, Mich.; Santa Ana, Cal.; Belle Fourche, SD; Freedom, NH; Spokane, Wash.; Hammond, La.; Paso Robles, Cal.; San Jose, Cal.; Wilton, Ct.; Evansville, Ind.
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.)