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.
8875. Taylortown, NC. Sept. 13. 50-year-old woman on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8876. Geneva, NY. Sept. 20. 19-year-old woman injured when struck by a gray sedan which fled the scene.
8877-78. Mt. Pleasant, Wisc. Sept. 20. Two men injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8879. Sacramento, Cal. Sept. 20. Teenage girl fatally struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene.
8880. Harrisonville, Mo. Sept. 20. 32-year-old woman fatally struck by a Dodge truck from model years 1994 through 2002 which fled the scene.
8881. Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 22. 89-year-old man fatally struck by a green 1997-1998 Ford Expedition or a Ford F-150 which fled the scene.
8882. Mechanicsburg, Pa. Sept. 21. 5-year-old girl injured when struck by a Mitsubishi Eclipse which fled the scene.
8883-84. Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 21. Child in stroller and grandmother injured when struck by a black 1999-2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 extended cab which fled the scene.
8885. Houston, Texas. Sept. 22. Woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8886. Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 22. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8887. Rochester, NY. Sept. 22. Woman injured when struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene.
8888. Abilene, Texas. Sept. 21. Man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8889. St. Peters, Mo. Sept. 20. 13-year-old boy on bicycle injured when struck by a red SUV which fled the scene.
8890. Buckingham, Pa. Sept. 22. 31-year-old man walking a dog fatally struck by a small SUV which fled the scene.
8891. New York City, NY. Sept. 23. 54-year-old man on bicycle could lose leg after being struck by a dump truck which fled the scene.
8892. Kingston, NY. Sept. 20. 23-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8893. Brooklyn, NY. Sept. 23. 28-year-old man fatally struck by an SUV or minivan which fled the scene.
8894. Menasha, Wisc. Sept. 23. 11-year-old boy on bicycle injured struck by a gray or white car which fled the scene.
8895. Montclair, NJ. Sept. 22. 59-year-old man injured when struck by a white or gold SUV which fled the scene.
8896. Lansing, Mich. Sept. 23. Woman on bicycle injured when struck by a dark newer-model vehicle which fled the scene.
8897-98. Chicago, Ill. Sept. 23. Two women injured when struck by an Acura which fled the scene.
8899. Glynn County, Fla. Sept. 21. 63-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8900. Studio City, Cal. Sept. 24. 65-year-old man gravely injured when struck by a four-door 1998 Saturn Ion with California license plate numbers 6HAY595 which fled the scene.
8901. La Jolla, Cal. Sept. 24. 63-year-old man injured struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8902. Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 25. 65-year-old man fatally struck by a white Chevy Impala which fled the scene.
8903. Urbana, Ill. Sept. 24. 43-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8904. West Point, Miss. Sept. 24. Man on bicycle injured when struck by a 2007-2009, white, Chevy, single cab pickup which fled the scene.
8905. Medford, Mass. Sept. 25. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8906-10. Lubbock, Texas. Sept. 25. 44-year-old woman killed and three others injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
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A mother and daughter pleaded not guilty this week to charges connected to a fatal hit-and-run crash — and subsequent cover-up attempt — that claimed the life of an 81-year-old Glendale man, officials said.
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A driver was shot at in San Francisco by a passenger in a car that sideswiped his vehicle and fled, police said Tuesday.
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EAST HAVEN, CT—A man confessed on Facebook that he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in East Haven before turning himself in to police.
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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Venango County — A Cooperstown man who failed to register a vehicle under requirements of Megan’s Law was jailed Tuesday in connection to a recent hit-and-run crash.
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Keith Tawney was a two-time cancer survivor with a bright future until his was killed by a hit-and-run driver in August.
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“To the person who did this, please turn yourself in and know, through the grace and mercy of our lord Jesus Christ, we have forgiven you,” said Nellie Covarrubias, the victim’s niece.
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A Grand Junction middle school principal was placed on administrative leave this week after being cited in a Sunday hit-and-run crash where he was accused of speeding and using his cell phone, The Daily Sentinel reports.
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The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office on Wednesday identified a 56-year-old Minneapolis woman who died late last week of injuries suffered when she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle Sept. 10.
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STILLWATER — A Stillwater man was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that caused injuries for the second time in two years, state police said.
Derik Amalfitano, 20, was charged on Monday with leaving the scene of the accident with serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, assault by auto, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence.
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Upper Allen Township police said Thursday afternoon that they have identified the driver involved in a hit and run accident that injured a 5-year-old girl.
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A Michigan State Police trooper was seriously injured Friday in an accident on Interstate 94 that stemmed from a road-rage dispute between two drivers.
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“I don’t know where this driver came from I don’t seem to remember much else,” she said on Thursday. “The next thing I knew I was in the hospital in a coma for three days.”
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“And I went to get out to help him and the guy that hit him went to take off down Allegheny,” he said. “I jumped back in my car, I spun around and [another driver] was behind me in his truck, and we stopped him,” he said.
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A Boise man is behind bars charged with a string of felonies – two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of eluding police and individual counts of grand theft and burglary – connection with a hit and run that sent an area cyclist to the hospital and led police on a high-speed chase.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Cookeville Police said a pedestrian involved in hit and run has died.
Samuel Florea, 26, has died from injuries sustained in the hit and run on Sept. 14.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Philadelphia, Pa.; Jerome, Idaho; Fredonia, NY; Lower Twp., NJ; San Diego, Cal.; San Antonio, Texas; Tulsa, Okla.; Huntington Beach, Cal.; Atlanta, Ga.; East Penn Township, Pa.; Maple Grove, Mich.; Cape Cod, Mass.; Manhattan, NY; Morgan City, La.; Providence, RI; Kentwood, Mich.; Harlem, NY; Kentwood, Mich.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Pittsylvania, Va.; York, Pa.; Boise, Idaho.
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.)