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.
7784-86. Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 2. 30-year-old woman, 5-year and 5-month-old daughters injured when struck by a Honda Accord which fled the scene.
7787-88. Boston, Mass. Feb. 1. 56-year-old man and 48-year-old wife badly injured when struck by a Toyota RAV-4 which fled the scene; later located.
7789. Louisville, Ky. Jan. 31. 51-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7790. Baltimore, Md. Feb. 1. Man fatally struck by a black van which fled the scene.
7791. Holtsville, NY. Feb. 1. 51-year-old man who jumped out of an ambulance fatally struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
7792. Nevada County, Ark. Jan. 31. 23-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7793. Wilmington, NC. Jan. 31. Bicyclist injured when struck by a gray or silver Nissan Altima which fled the scene.
7794. Corpus Christi, Texas. Feb. 1. 44-year-old man injured when struck by a motorcycle which fled the scene.
7795. Sarasota, Fla. Feb. 1. Bicyclist fatally struck by a 2014-16 Toyota Corolla which fled the scene.
7796. Fairfield, Cal. Feb. 1. 5-year-old badly injured when struck by a brown or gold four-door sedan which fled the scene.
7797. Milwaukee, Wisc. Feb. 2. Police officer struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7798. Caldwell, NJ. Jan. 30. Woman injured when struck by a beige or champagne colored SUV which fled the scene.
7799. Garland, Texas. Jan. 30. 53-year-old woman fatally struck by a newer-model Ford Mustang which fled the scene.
7800. Fort Wayne, Ind. Jan. 31. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7801. Cleveland, Ohio. Jan. 31. 56-year-old woman injured when struck by a four-door sedan which fled the scene.
7802. Berlin, NJ. Jan. 31. Man injured when struck by two vehicles which fled the scene.
7803. Madison, Wisc. Jan. 30. 20-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7804. Baltimore, Md. Jan. 30. 46-year-old woman fatally struck by a 2001 to 2007 Ford Taurus or Mercury Sable, possibly silver or metallic, which fled the scene.
7805. Brooklyn, NY. Jan. 30. Woman injured when struck by a grey BMW which fled the scene.
7806. Clairton, PA. Jan. 29. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7807. Reno, Nev. Jan. 30. 55-year-old man fatally struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene.
7808. Tampa, Fla. Jan. 30. Man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7809. Tucson, Ariz. Jan. 29. 10-year-old boy on bicycle suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a truck which fled the scene.
7810. Yamhill, Ore. Jan. 29. 36-year-old man critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7811. Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 29. Woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
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“He was not just a name, or a person who died in the middle of the street,” said Nicole Biddlecome, 33.
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Police were offering a $50,000 reward to help find the hit-and-run driver responsible for fatally striking a 27-year-old mother who was trying to get her daughter out of her car.
Korina Campos had just parked her Honda Civic on Boyle Avenue near Whittier Boulevard about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when the driver of a 2001 Toyota Corolla lost control and struck Campos and her 5-year-old daughter, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The question of police response time recently came into question after a driver hit a woman and her dog in the crosswalk at the intersection of Cedar Springs and Throckmorton, paused and then gunned his engine to escape rather than stop and render aid.
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ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – A bicyclist died Monday after being hit by a hit-and-run driver suspected of being on drugs Sunday afternoon.Charges against the driver will be upgraded to aggravated vehicular homicide, the sheriff’s office said.The driver, Melinda Woodall, 34, of Amelia, tried to hide three bottles of pills in her bra after hitting 42-year-old Michael Prater of Cincinnati on Kellogg Avenue. Woodall had five syringes with residue, a metal spoon and a tourniquet in her purse that she admitted using for heroin, according to police.
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BAY CITY, MI — Though her story changed somewhat when questioned by police, a Bay City woman was resolute in denying she crashed into an 8-year-old girl in a Walmart parking lot, police say.
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JOLIET, IL — A Joliet man run over and left for dead on Jackson Street early Sunday morning had been involved in an altercation that included gunplay outside El Rodeo bar, police said.
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“If there were stricter laws, I think there would be less people that would fail to render aid because they know what the penalties are and it would save a life. If you’ve done it once and nothing happens to you, it’s a high chance it will happen again,” says Takiesha.
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NMSP say that the preliminary investigation indicated Ruben Benjamin Valenzuela, 22, of El Paso, TX, was walking southbound on State Road 478 when he was struck by an unknown vehicle.
According to NMSP, they are searching for a Dodge Ram pickup truck, possibly black or a dark paint color that may have been involved with the fatality. The vehicle sustained damage to the right side headlight and possible damage to the grill. The right side mirror may also be missing. The pickup may possibly have a camper shell on it.
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The 10-year-old girl killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night in Redding has been identified.
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“How do you sleep at night? Because I don’t sleep at night. I haven’t slept since Dec. 20,” Simpson’s daughter, Danielle Simpson, said. “They still are up walking around doing what they have to do for their families. They’re able to laugh, hug and cry. We don’t have that. My father is hooked up to a ventilator.”
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Police say a driver is on the run after fleeing the scene of an accident in northwest Houston, leaving behind a woman and a baby in his car.
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“Fargo-Moorhead, we are not used to seeing that much, but here has been an incline, from what we have seen,” says insurance agent, Ashley Baker says most of the time drivers who leave do it because they don’t have insurance. “Quite a few drive without coverage,” she says.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Cincinnati, Ohio; Greenville, SC; Lincoln, Neb.; Wyoming, Pa.; Houston, Texas.
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.)