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.
7704. East Travis, Texas. Jan. 4. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7705. Christiana, Del. Jan. 5. Woman fatally struck by several vehicles which fled the scene.
7706. Vallejo, Cal. Jan. 4. 50-year-old woman fatally struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene.
7707. Albuquerque, NM. Jan. 8. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7708. New York City, NY. Jan. 8. 29-year-old man fatally struck by a gray four-door sedan which fled the scene.
7709. Amelia County, Va. Jan. 8. 70-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7710. Oxnard, Cal. Jan. 6. Woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
In the midst of ringing the New Year with friends in New Orleans’ French Quarter, Joshua Woodruff took pause from his vacation to text his family members he loved them.
It was the last communication his sister, Heather Grizzle would have with him, she said.Woodruff, an Omaha native who lived in Los Angeles, Calif., was killed a few hours later in a hit-and-run described by New Orleans Police Department Traffic Division Commander Lt. Anthony Micheu described as “horrific.”
“The timing was providential,” Grizzle said Tuesday of the message Woodruff sent to their sibling text chain. But the sentiment from her brother, she added, was typical of Woodruff.
“He never held back from expressing his love for people,” she said.
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NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) — Miami-Dade Police have arrested an 18-year-old who, they said, confessed to a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a cyclist, Monday.
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Ateah M. Williams, 31, has been charged with leaving the scene of a collision involving death, attempted aggravated child neglect for admittedly driving medicated with her eight-year-old daughter in the vehicle, driving on a revoked license, failure to render aid and failure to report the 5 p.m. collision that killed 52-year-old Michael Billy Drake.
Police say Williams was driving a red, 2003 Saturn Vue SUV when she struck Drake as he walked in the grass along the Nesbitt Lane. Drake was taken to Skyline Medical Center where he later died.
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About 8:20 p.m. Dec. 4, the SUV was southbound on North Central Avenue when it struck 76-year-old Carroll Brown, who was attempting to cross the street eastbound on West Ainslie Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The vehicle sped away after the crash, police said.
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TEANECK, N.J. (WABC) — Authorities say a man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Christmas night, and now they have identified the vehicle they are looking for.
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“These are not places where you need half a mile of sidewalk, you only need a few hundred feet, and you can possibly save a life,” says Zimmerman.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Lagrangeville NY; Las Vegas, Nev.; Atlanta, Ga.; Durham, NC; Worcester, Mass.; Mt. Pleasant, SC; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Rochester, Mass.; York, SC.
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.)