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.
7745. San Marcos, Texas. Jan. 24. 44-year-old man injured when struck by a black or gray Ford F-150 single cap pickup which fled the scene.
7746. Chicago, Ill. Jan. 19. 73-year-old woman fatally struck by a light-colored minivan which fled the scene.
7747. Hicksville, NY. Jan. 25. 19-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
7748-49. Avondale, Ariz. Jan. 27. Woman and 1-year-old daughter injured when struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
7750-51. San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 25. 68-year-old woman and 13-year-old girl injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
7752-55. Seattle, Wash. Jan. 26. Four pedestrians injured when struck by a white Scion which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
7756. Luna County, NM. Jan. 26. Bicyclist fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7757. Marietta, Ga. Jan. 26. 77-year-old man fatally struck by two vehicles, one of which, a wide sedan, fled the scene.
7758. East Huntington, Pa. Jan. 25. 20-year-old man injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
7759. Detroit, Mich. Jan. 28. 9-year-old boy injured when struck by a yellow vehicle which fled the scene.
7760. Colorado Springs, Colo. Jan. 23. 53-year-old man fatally struck by a 2006-10 Ford Explorer which fled the scene.
7761. Stockton, Cal. Jan. 29. 53-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7762. Modesto, Cal. Jan. 28. 75-year-old pedestrian injured when struck by a four-door BWM which fled the scene.
7763-64. Hamden, Ct. Jan. 28. Two men injured when struck by a red, or orange, 4-door, possibly a Saturn or Nissan Altima which fled the scene.
7765. Tacoma, Wash. Jan. 28. Female jogger injured when struck by an Acura which fled the scene.
7766. San Diego, Cal. Jan. 28. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver arrested after chase.
7767. Houston, Texas. Jan. 29. Pedestrian fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7768. West Lantham Hills, Md. Jan. 27. Pedestrian critically injured when struck by a 2003-2005 silver Ford Expedition or Lincoln Navigator which fled the scene.
7769. Las Cruces, NM. Jan. 25. 22-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7770. Clarksburg, WV. Jan. 26. Woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7771. Brooklyn, NY. Jan. 24. 15-year-old boy gravely injured when struck by a minivan which fled the scene.
7772. Kirkland, Wash. Jan. 23. Bicyclist injured when struck by a 1995-2000 model of a Subaru Outback (wagon) which fled the scene.
7773. Jasper County, Ind. Jan. 23. 58-year-old man fatally struck by a semi which fled the scene.
7774. Denver, Colo. Jan. 22. Pedestrian injured when struck by a white Jetta which fled the scene.
7775. North Braddock, Pa. Jan. 22. 8-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7776. San Benito, Cal. Jan. 20. 36-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7777. Filer, Idaho. Jan. 23. 78-year-old man fatally struck by a light-colored sedan which fled the scene.
7778. Bakersfield, Cal. Jan. 23. Woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7779-80. Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 23. Man and woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7781. Orleans, Mass. Jan. 23. Man injured when struck by a sedan which fled the scene.
7782. Shreveport, La. Jan. 23. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7783. Perris, Cal. Jan. 25. Juvenile injured when struck by a sedan which fled the scene.
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“That’s what shocked me the most,” Lowe told FOX 8 last week, “is how she peeped around the SUV, looked at me, watched me lay there. Like, you couldn’t come check on me?”
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Bushkill Township police are testing DNA from a partially lit cigarette found at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash with the DNA of a man authorities believe struck and killed 35-year-old Kyle Smith.
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A drunken woman — who slapped an officer during her arrest — flagged down police to tend to her unconscious friend a little more than an hour after she was involved in a hit-and-run crash, police said.
Tess Fonseca, 22, of Aberdeen, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a crash and other drug offenses.
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“When my leg starts to hurt, then I think about that day and I start panicking,” Mitchell said.
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“Instant pain. I thought I was going to die. I truly did,” he said.
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We should know in a few weeks whether Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman will be charged with two felonies in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Bellevue last October.
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A 10-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Redding Thursday night. Police say the suspect, 26-year-old Charles Canfield has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.