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.
7829-30. Fairhaven, Mass. Feb. 6. 40-year-old woman and 50-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7831. Garner, NC. Feb. 7. 22-year-old woman fatally struck by a minivan which fled the scene.
7832. Salisbury, SC. Feb. 5. 51-year-old woman badly hurt when struck by a white, F-series Ford pickup truck which fled the scene.
7833. Richlandtown, Pa. Feb. 5. 57-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7834. Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb. 7. 7-year-old girl injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7835. Knoxville, Tenn. Feb.7. Man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7836. Mesa, Ariz. Feb. 8. 59-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7837. Las Vegas, Nev. Feb. 8. 2-year-old girl fatally struck by a white van which fled the scene; driver later arrested thanks to tips.
7838. Alvin, Texas. Feb. 6. 60-year-old woman fatally struck by a Ford F-150 which fled the scene.
7839. Millville, NJ. Feb. 7. 69-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
7840-41. Albuquerque, NM. Feb. 9. Two pedestrians injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
7842. Queens, NY. Feb. 10. 16-year-old female fatally struck by a van which fled the scene.
7843. Cincinnati, Ohio. Feb. 9. 15-year-old female injured when struck by a blue Honda CRV which fled the scene.
7844. Chester, Pa. Feb. 9. 24-year-old woman fatally struck by a black Nissan which fled the scene.
7845. New Orleans, La. Fat Tuesday. 50-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
7846. Greenville, SC. 36-year-old man injured when struck by two vehicles which fled the scene.
7847. San Jose, Cal. Feb. 12. Bicyclist fatally struck by a red vehicle which fled the scene.
7848. West Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. 11. 42-year-old single mother of five fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
7849-50. Crown Heights, NY. Feb. 7. 31-year-old woman and 29-year-old man injured when struck by a Hyundai SUV which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Police Officers report that they have received red light camera video from the night of a fatal hit and run which occurred between the 600 block and 800 block of the northbound lanes of North Washington Boulevard (US 301).
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YAKIMA, Wash. — A 60-year-old Yakima man riding a bike was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver Saturday night, Yakima police said Sunday.
Police say they arrested a 25-year-old woman who walked away from the vehicle involved in the accident.
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A driver went on a hit-and-run rampage after an alleged fight inside a Baltimore bar and it was all caught on camera.
According to Baltimore police, Orlando Redd was allegedly being assaulted inside the bar when he fled to his car.
Redd then crashed his minivan into several vehicles before backing up along the sidewalk, where he ran over a woman.
Officials said the woman was transported to a local hospital in serious condition but did not suffer life-threatening injuries.
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A driver charged in a July hit-and-run that killed one person is facing an accusation of threatening an eyewitness that could put him in jail.
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“I just want the person who hit my son and his friend to come forward,” Lowe’s mother, Yolanda Wade, said. “I’m not mad at you because I know it was an accident, and I know you probably panicked and kept going, but it’s going to be alright if you come forward.”
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About $50,000 has been raised so far through a GoFundMe Page to help with the medical bills of the woman severely injured during a hit-and-run over the weekend in Fells Point.
A bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run accident in his neighborhood on Saturday night was a longtime custodian at Yakima’s Robertson Elementary School and a father of three special-needs children.
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“Once you left the scene you’ve become a murderer,” said Lin. “And if you really cared about your own family, you would have stayed and helped.”
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Phoenix police and family members of a 70-year-old hit-and-run victim are seeking answers about the driver who hit her while she was out walking on the evening of Feb. 5.
According to Phoenix police Officer James Holmes, Betty Carol Wiles was found lying in the street with critical injuries in the area of of 7300 West Indian School Road. Police received a 911 call just before 7 p.m.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Bellevue, Wash.; Dover, NJ; Miami, Fla.; Denver, Colo.; Chelsea, Mich.; Leonia, NJ; Dunwoody, Ga.; Rock Hill, Mo.; Seaford, NY; D’Iberville, Miss.; Miami, Fla.; Ferndale, Md.; Jersey City, NJ; Chester, Pa.; Virginia Beach, Va.; Oakland, Cal.; Bakersfield, Cal.; Lubbock, Texas; Fort Collins, Colo.; Robeson County, NC; Fresno, Cal.; Central Falls, RI.
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.)