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.
7483. Alfred, Maine. Nov. 21. 21-year-old man badly injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7484. New Bedford, Mass. Nov. 21. Pedestrian fatally struck by a BMW which fled the scene.
7485. College Station, Texas. Nov. 21. Bicyclist injured when struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
7486. Miami, Fla. Nov. 21. 33-year-old man walking his dog fatally struck by a Chrysler which fled the scene.
7487. San Antonio, Texas. Nov. 20. Man in his 30s injured when struck by a white Charger which fled the scene.
7488. Corvallis, Ore. Nov. 22. 34-year-old man fatally struck by a white Suzuki which fled the scene. (Update: Suspect identified.)
7489. Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 24. 33-year-old woman on bicycle fatally struck by a truck with extended cab which fled the scene.
7490. Northwest Miami Dade, Fla. Nov. 22. Man critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene. (Update: Suspect identified.)
7491. Winston-Salem, NC. Nov. 23. 33-year-old crossing guard injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7492. Norton Shores, Mich. Nov. 21. 17-year-old bicyclist critically injured when struck by a which fled the scene.
7493. Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 23. Bicyclist in his 30s critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7494. Las Vegas, Nev. Nov. 24. 16-year-old female fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7495. Chesapeake, Va. Nov. 24. Woman on bicycle injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7496-97. Louisville, Ky. Nov. 25. Woman and 13-year-old girl injured when struck by a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer which fled the scene.
7498. Hartford, Ct. Nov. 21. Man gravely injured when struck by a tan Chrysler Town and Country van which fled the scene.
7499. Passaic, NJ. Nov. 23. 24-year-old man suffers head injuries when struck by a gray or dark-colored Honda or Toyota SUV which fled the scene.
7500-01. Amarillo, Texas. Nov. 24. Man and woman in wheelchair he was pushing injured when struck by a silver SUV which fled the scene.
7502. Petaluma, Cal. Nov. 25. 43-year-old woman injured when struck by a silver Honda Civic which fled the scene.
7503. Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 22. 21-year-old man fatally struck by a black pickup truck which fled the scene.
7504. Fremont, Cal. Nov. 24. 57-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
GLENDALE, AZ. A community gathered Saturday evening to hold a candlelight memorial in memory of hit-and-run victim Dale Wensel.
Wensel was riding his bicycle Thursday night near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road when he was hit by a van that had run a red light. Wensel was in the crosswalk at the time. He was killed in the crash.
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His role awaits him.
It has been there, drawing ever closer since that night in June when the veteran Philadelphia stage actor lost his left leg in a Center City hit-and-run.
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“When I got the knock at the door at 11 p.m., I just dropped to the floor,” says Williams’s mother Jihadah. “Just praying that my son was alive.”
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“There was no car anywhere when I looked around. He was gone,” Trent said. “Didn’t see any headlights behind me, nothing.”
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“We were talking this past weekend what we would do for his 21st birthday,” she said, crying while a neighbor consoled her. “He didn’t even make it to 20.”
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“His bike, it was just crumbled all in one piece, I just stopped dead in my tracks when I’d seen it,” said Dodd.
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Woman in Ewing hit-and-run returns on foot, gets hit by car
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DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A motorist charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a 13-year-old Lansing-area girl has told police the state suspended his license because he’s “basically legally blind.”
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According to the criminal complaint, Banks revealed he did three shots and drank seven to eight beers before driving.
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WILKES-BARRE — The long delayed hit-and-run case against Daniel Loughnane got a step closer to going before a jury Monday when a panel of state Superior Court judges issued an opinion about three key pieces of evidence in the case.
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“They could’ve called police or the ambulance. I think if it wasn’t for that, he would’ve been with us right now,” Ixcona said. “Hopefully that person will come forward.
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“From that point on, nothing felt real,” Kratzer said.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Clearwater, Fla.; Turlock, Cal.; Kearns, Utah; Springfield, Mass.; Washington, DC; San Francisco, Cal.; El Paso, Texas; Madison, NJ; Berkeley, Cal.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Sound Beach, NY; Seaford, Del.; Leominster, Mass.; Niagara Falls, NY; High Point, NC; Worcester, Mass.; Alexandria, Va.; Front Royal, Va.
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.)