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.
8086-87. Columbia, SC. April 3. 18-year-old woman injured (and another pedestrian not hurt) when struck by a older-model white sedan which fled the scene.
8088. Wichita Falls, Texas. April 3. 18-year-old man injured when struck by a white truck which fled the scene.
8089. Aurora, Ohio. April 2. Male pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8090. Tulsa, Okla. April 4. 69-year-old woman in wheelchair injured when struck by a red Chevy pickup which fled the scene.
8091. Cleveland, Tenn. April 5. Middle-school boy injured when struck by a red sports car which fled the scene.
8092. Thornton, Colo. April 5. 10-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8093-94. Sioux City, Iowa. April 4. Two men injured when struck by a black Pontiac Sunfire which fled the scene.
8095. Fort Worth, Texas. April 4. 34-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8096. Chicago, Ill. April 4. Woman walking dog injured when both struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8097. West Valley City, Utah. April 6. 38-year-old man injured when struck by a dark-colored 2013 or newer Honda which fled the scene.
8098. Queens, NY. April 6. 45-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
8099. King Twp., Pa. April 5. Man on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8100. Temecula, Cal. April 5. Elderly woman injured when struck by a a 1990s “primer black” Ford Mustang with a missing hood and bright green paint which fled the scene.
8101. Wethersfield, Ct. April 7. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8102. Bakersfield, Cal. April 7. Man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8103. Kansas City, Kan. April 7. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8104. Anchorage, Alaska. April 7. Man injured when struck by a maroon or dark colored Jeep which fled the scene.
8105. Malden, Mass. April 7. Young boy injured when struck by a silver vehicle which fled the scene.
8106. Durham, NC. April 8. Man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8107. McKees Rocks, Pa. April 8. 25-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored, four-door Cadillac (possibly an ATS model) which fled the scene.
8108. Sioux Falls, SD. April 9. 65-year-old man injured when struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
8109. Fontana, Cal. April 10. Man fatally struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.
8110. Chandler, Az. April 7. 31-year-old man critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8111. San Bruno, Cal. April 11. 27-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored Mercedes which fled the scene.
8112. Sacramento, Cal. April 10. Man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8113. Cosa Mesa, Cal. April 10. 26-year-old man injured when struck by a Isuzu Amigo which fled the scene.
8114. Sherman, Texas. April 10. 27-year-old man fatally struck by a Nissan Maxima which fled the scene.
8115. Memphis, Tenn. April 10. Pedestrian fatally struck by a gray Lincoln Navigator which fled the scene.
8116. Lynnwood, Wash. April 9. Woman in her 20s injured when struck by a dark Toyota sedan which fled the scene.
8117. Lihu’e, Hawaii. April 9. 48-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8118. Maryland City, Md. April 8. 45-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8119. Sandpoint, Idaho. April 11. 19-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8120. Ypsilanti Twp., Mich. April 11. 70-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later surrendered.
8121. Bluefield, WV. April 13. Woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8122. Morris Twp., Pa. April 13. 12-year-old girl fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver arrested the next day.
8123-24. Detroit, Mich. April 13. 26- and 33-year-old men injured when struck by a black 2005 or 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix which fled the scene.
8125. York, SC. April 14. 77-year-old man fatally struck by a school bus which fled the scene.
8126. St. Louis, Mo. April 13. 45-year-old man fatally struck by a white Chevrolet Impala which fled the scene.
8127. St. Louis, Mo. April 14. Woman fatally struck by a gray or silver Chevrolet Malibu which fled the scene.
8128. Portland, Ore. April 14. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8129. Philadelphia, Pa. April 14. 35-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver arrested days later.
8130-31. St. Louis, Mo. April 14. Two men struck by a burgundy sedan which fled the scene.
8132. Lincoln, Neb. April 14. 7-year-old boy injured when struck by a tan or gold SUV which fled the scene.
8133. Garland, Texas. April 16. 51-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8134. Omaha, Neb. April 16. 34-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8135. Philadelphia, Pa. April 16. 26-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8136. Dallas, Texas. April 17. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8137. Atlanta, Ga. April 16. Woman fatally struck by a Ford Explorer which fled the scene.
8138. San Diego, Cal. April 15. 16-year-old boy injured when struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
8139-41. South Bend, Ind. April 15. Mother and two children injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
A man was hit and killed by his own vehicle during a carjacking in Brooklyn on Monday morning, police and witnesses say.
Phil Dellegrazie’s truck was idling in front of his Greenwood Heights business, A & D Iron Works, when a carjacker jumped in and took off, authorities and witnesses said.
And I quote (II)…
The driver charged in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a Harrodsburg mother early Sunday reported his truck stolen after the collision, police said.
Heather Lawrence, 38, was walking on U.S. 127 near Ky. 1160 about 2 a.m. when she was hit in the southbound lane.
“Honestly, the man that did this or the woman or the couple or whoever it was, please turn yourselves in,” Talamante said. “If anybody knows who they are, please help us because Louis was a good person. He was a good person and deserves to be at peace. These people could be out there hurting someone else. Nobody knows.”
And I quote (IV)…
A woman connected to back-to-back hit-and-run crashes reported over the weekend has been charged, according to the Great Falls Police Department.
And I quote (V)…
“My nephew is only 16 years old, and he has his whole life ahead of him. I don’t understand how somebody could just leave a human being on the side of the road and drive off,” cried Fernando, the victim’s uncle.
And I quote (VI)…
“People cannot just go around and hit kids with their cars and drive off, people need to have more compassion,” she added.
And I quote (VII)…
Kristen Diane Pretzer, 47, was found March 30 on the sidewalk in the 200 block of South Mountain Avenue just after 2 a.m., according to Upland police officials.
Her dog, Honeydew, was found with her, officials said. Prezter, who had been homeless, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities determined Pretzer had been the victim of a hit-and-run driver.
“We need people to come forward for my sister,” said Pretzer’s older brother, Johnnie Young. “This driver hit Kristen and left her on the side of the road to die.”
And I quote (VIII)…
“I crawled over to my bike, unclipped it and called 911,” he said. “I gave a description of the car.”
And I quote (IX)…
“It’s such a huge loss for Middletown,” said Diane Gervais, chairwoman of the Middletown Downtown Business District and owner of Amato’s Toy and Hobby store on Main Street. “It was Bobbi who was responsible for all those beautiful plantings on Main Street. She changed the flowers for every season, and she made sure the plants were always watered. Even if you didn’t know her, you knew her creations.”
And I quote (X)…
“Hit-and-run traffic crashes like that at 45th and Market Street early this morning are, unfortunately, increasingly common in Philadelphia. This is a huge problem,” Randy LoBasso, of the Bicycle Coalition, said. “Whatever the reason for this particular crash, we know that both illegal speed and smartphone usage behind the wheel [are] common among drivers.”
And I quote (XII)…
Three people were hurt after a car hit a building during a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in the River North neighborhood downtown, police said.
And I quote (XIII)…
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — An emotional vigil was held Saturday evening for a transgender teen who remains in critical condition in the ICU at County-USC Medical Center following a hit-and-run accident.
And I quote (XIV)…
“We believe that with your help, you can represent the best of New Orleans by telling us that if you know someone that drove a black sedan on New Years Eve in the French Quarter. That’s worth checking on, if nothing else but to put your conscience at rest, or your worries at rest and to exclude them as a suspect. Please let Crimestoppers know.”
And I quote (XV)…
“He went from barely a crawl to full acceleration. … He [Richardson] went over the hood and into the windshield.”
And I quote (XVI)…
“Typically, people stop if they believed they’ve hurt someone, and the fact that he left is bad enough,” Parizek said. “But the fact that he left, came back and left again makes the circumstances even tougher.”
And I quote (XVII)…
Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was a passenger in a hit-and-run accident under investigation by Los Angeles police, USA TODAY Sports confirmed on Wednesday.
There were no injuries and no other vehicle involved in the wreck that occurred on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles Police spokesperson Officer Liliana Preciado told USA TODAY Sports. Manziel’s friend Ryan Silverstein was the driver of the vehicle that struck a light pole, Preciado said.
And I quote (XVIII)…
New video was released of a man fighting a driver who allegedly struck a vehicle and then fled the scene in North Philadelphia.
And I quote (XIX)…
“The suspect in this case picked up a rock and threw it at the victim’s car,” Broward Sheriff’s spokeswoman Gina Carter said. “He then proceeded to get into his truck and intentionally run over the victim.”
And I quote (XX)…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy says the man who was the campus police leader at the University of Iowa interfered with a drunken driving hit-and-run investigation in order to protect his stepson.
It was an incident that had been kept secret for months until documents were released by the county attorney’s office at the end of February.
Channel 13 has obtained video and audio of the incident.
And I quote (XXI)…
FOXBORO — A tip from an Uber driver helped police nab an alleged drunken driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 earlier this week.
And I quote (XXII)…
“The thing that gets me is how do you drive and hit someone and not stop to see if that person is alive and if you could possibly save their life,” said Waganer’s mom Mary Moore.
“We’re not stopping. As you can see, this is three years, and I ain’t stopping. As long as there’s breath in me, I’ll keep looking. And if the police don’t get you, you better hope I don’t get you,” his father, Michael Marion, said.
And I quote (XXIV)…
PATERSON — A 27-year-old city man died on Saturday night after his dirt bike crashed into a car at Clinton and North 5th streets, police said.
The victim was identified as Ameem K. Fields, the brother of 23-year-old Jaquill Fields, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident last year. Ameem Fields was pronounced dead upon arrival at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, said Police Director Jerry Speziale. His mother accompanied him in an ambulance, he said.
“The family’s in our thoughts and prayers,” Speziale said.
And I quote (XXV)…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Nearly a year since a teen was killed in a brutal hit-and-run, a family is now fighting to keep vandals from damaging her memorial.
Nineteen-year-old Deniesha Pugh was hit near 24th and Broadway and her body dragged by a car to 26th Street where she died last June.
Police say the driver never stopped and they have never been able to identify any suspects.
Two of Deniesha’s sisters say visiting her memorial at 26th and Broadway is their one way of feeling connected to her.
In the past two weeks, vandals have stolen teddy bears, flowers and even pictures of Deniesha from the memorial site – adding salt to the wounds of a grieving family still searching for justice and closure.
“It’s very difficult. I cry every day and I know I’m not the only one,” Demetria Pugh said. “I look forward to riding past here every day and seeing my sister’s picture. I don’t know – it just does something to me.
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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.)