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.
8240. Myrtle Beach, SC. May 12. 39-year-old man fatally struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
8241. Plainfield, Ct. May 12. Man fatally struck by a truck which fled the scene.
8242. Battle Creek, Mich. May 14. 60-year-old man in mobility scooter injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; vehicle later located.
8243. Phoenix, Ariz. May 14. 65-year-old man fatally struck by a silver or grey Dodge Caravan which fled the scene.
8244. Charleston, SC. May 13. 19-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8245. Placentia, Cal. May 14. Man badly injured when struck by a vehicle(s) which fled the scene.
8246. Springfield, Mass. May 14. 16-year-old male fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8247. Pine Twp., Pa. May 14. 16-year-old male leaving prom afterparty fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later located.
8248. Shenago Twp., Pa. May 14. Pedestrian injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8249. Houston, Texas. May 15. 19-year-old woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8250. Morgan Hill, Cal. May 14. Man in wheelchair injured when struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
8251-52. Savannah, Ga. May 16. 49-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle while helping a 33-year-old woman who’d been injured when stuck by another vehicle, both which fled the scene.
8253. Ascension, La. May 16. Man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8254. Detroit, Mich. May 17. Man in his 50s fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene after passengers removed his body from the hood of the car.
8255. Muscatine, Iowa. May 13. Juvenile injured when struck by a dark-colored PT Cruiser HHR station wagon which fled the scene.
8256. Santa Fe, NM. May 17. 87-year-old man injured when struck by an older gray sedan which fled the scene.
8257-58. Ewa Beach, Hawaii. May 17. 18-year-old woman gravely injured and 17-year-old male hurt when struck by a late-model silver sedan which fled the scene. (Update: Driver surrenders)
8259. Lakewood, NJ. May 13. 32-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a older Ford F250 pickup truck – a model year between 1999 through 2004 – which fled the scene.
8260. Galveston, Texas. May 17. Pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8261. Mesa, Ariz. May 13. Bicyclist injured when struck by a four-door white sedan which fled the scene.
8262. San Antonio, Texas. May 17. Bicyclist injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8263. Chicago, Ill. May 13. 69-year-old man mowing a lawn injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8264. Staten Island, NY. May 18. 26-year-old man injured when struck by a black Nissan which fled the scene.
8265. Oakley, Cal. May 17. 22-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8266. Dallas, Texas. May 18. Man fatally struck by a 2007 blue GMC Yukon which fled the scene.
8267. Cincinnati, Ohio. May 18. 56-year-old man critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8268. Houston, Texas. May 18. 53-year-old man injured when struck by a Nissan which fled the scene.
8269. New Haven, Ct. May 19. 29-year-old woman fatally struck by a burgundy minivan which fled the scene.
8270. Phoenix, Ariz. May 20. Woman fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
8271. Victorville, Cal. May 20. Woman fatally struck by a mid-to-late 90’s model light-colored Ford Mustang which fled the scene.
8272. Fremont, Cal. May 18. 64-year-old man injured when struck by an older-model maroon or burgundy import which fled the scene.
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“I’m so angry, you just can’t believe,” said Janice Hardy, “I think, what kind of person would do that? Two people. Two cars. What kind of low life person could you be?”
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Scottsdale police have made an arrest in a March 13 hit-and-run accident that left an 81-year-old man dead.
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GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) — A 67-year-old Glendale woman has been arrested for a hit-and-run that killed an 81-year-old man in April while her daughter was arrested for being an accessory, police said.
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Former Oakland Raiders defensive end Akbar Gbajabiamila was awarded a commendation from the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday after he helped police track down a hit-and-run suspect in a car accident last year.
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“I can’t even put words to what emotions my family, how devastating this has been to my family,” she said.
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A teenager has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash with a stolen car that killed a pedestrian in Camden, New Jersey.
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A hero hack helped cops nail a drunken hit-and-run driver who mowed down a man in The Bronx on Sunday, calling 911 and then tailing the suspect for seven miles until police could set up a roadblock to stop him, authorities said.
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“I think they’re doing as best as you can expect,” Chief Harris says. “It’s still a long road of recovery ahead, but I think every day will tell. They’re making great strides as every day comes upon us.”
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Local officials decided to look the other way after the San Luis Obispo County contracted medical examiner was involved in a hit-and-run on his way to an autopsy. Even so, officers did arrest Dr. Gary Alan Walter for driving with a .19 blood alcohol level.
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Despite suffering several broken bones and facing more surgery, a man was in good spirits at a hospital Monday after being injured in a hit-and-run that remains under investigation.
“They’re worried about what it’s going to do to us,” Trask said. “Let us worry about that. We lost our daughter. Nothing is ever going to bring her back. But he needs to pay for what he did. He needs to know that her life matters. And that’s not OK. And just going for an easy conviction is not OK.”
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“He was just a guy who challenged everybody he coached, and he always inspired everybody. That wasn’t just on the court, that was on the court, in your life and in your faith and he would emphasize all three of those aspects in your life and he’d make sure that he’d follow up on you and try and help you grow as a person”, “The example he showed me and set for me and our team, I really respected him as a person and not just a coach,” explained Logan and Eli, both former athletes of Franklin.
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South Padre police arrested a 19-year-old man on Saturday after he allegedly struck two children and fled the scene.
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On Monday morning, the driver of a late-model Nissan made a left turn onto East 164th Street a block from Yankee Stadium and drove straight into 3-year-old Mariam Dansoko. Paramedics tried to save the little girl, and they drove her to Lincoln Medical Center, but doctors there pronounced her dead.
Two days later, the driver has not been ticketed or charged with a crime, and some in the NYPD seem to be taking pains to let the world know that the toddler was at fault.
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“One of the injuries was the ribs, broken ribs, and internal injuries,” Lorenza said. “I have a scar all the way from here to here. And then I have my leg. I have a prosthetic leg right here.”
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“How could somebody do that to him and just leave him there?” she asked.
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A post on Facebook, uploaded by a woman who allegedly struck a flagger at a construction site in Windsor Township on Wednesday, led to her arrest, according to a York Area Regional Police news release.
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“I look forward every week to talking to him and we had talked about things that he might do,” said Fulton, “I was devastated because I knew I was never going to see him do any of these things anymore.”
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“It could have been my sister, my friend, it could have been anybody in the situation. I’m sorry,” Weir said.
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Jurors on Wednesday began deliberating on whether or not Latonya Haley’s actions were criminal in September 2014 when she struck and killed an 8-year-old boy with an SUV after drinking at a Huntsville movie theater.
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A hit-and-run suspect was captured at a residence after the crash prompted a shelter in place order Thursday afternoon in Charlton, Massachusetts.
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“I have some memories of the emergency room and basically my initial evaluation by the trauma team,” he said. “I remember being in the ICU for the next week.”
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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.)