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.
6927. Denver, Colo. July 26. Child injured when struck by a green Dodge truck which fled the scene.
6928. Leesburg, Va. July 27. Pedestrian injured when struck by a silver 2007 Chevrolet Silverado which fled the scene.
6929. Sacramento, Cal. July 26. 61-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6930. Anchorage, Alaska. July 24. Bicyclist injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
6931. Sebastopol, Cal. July 28. Bicyclist injured when struck by an older model white Ford Taurus which fled the scene.
6932. Florence, SC. July 28. 74-year-old woman fatally struck by a green van which fled the scene.
6933. Waukegan, Ill. July 28. 54-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by a green sedan which fled the scene.
6934. Florence, SC. July 29. 48-year-old man fatally struck by a white sedan which fled the scene.
6935. Harlem, NY. July 29. 63-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a late model Nissan Maxima which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
Two mothers grieving similar tragedies joined forces Tuesday night to call for safer streets near the spot where their adult children were killed by hit-and-run drivers three years apart.
It has been 30 days since Ashish “Bapi” Gupta, 50, was struck by a speeding Mercedes on South Broadway after he left the Broadway Oyster Bar. The driver fled the scene.
His mother, Genie Gupta, held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night to ask St. Louis officials to make the street safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. She was joined by Georgie Busch, whose daughter, Amber Wood, 23, was killed in a similar way outside the bar three years ago.
The vigil was held outside the bar at 736 South Broadway.
The vigil launched an effort its backers are calling ”BAPI,” or Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiative, to “demonstrate to the city that something must be done to make our streets safer.”
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Fort Collins police have arrested a woman suspected in a hit-and-run collision Monday afternoon that left a 14-year-old pedestrian seriously injured.
Samantha Bush, a 21-year-old from Fort Collins, faces allegations of careless driving resulting in injury, failure to give notice or render aid and false reporting.
Police say Bush hit the teen girl about 1:15 p.m. near the intersection of Orchard Place and Timber Lane.
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“I knew it was a bad accident, but I didn’t know how bad it actually was,” Plucinski said.
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SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police have arrested a woman following a hit-and-run earlier this year that left 4-year-old boy dead.
Shanika Mason, 27, from Sharon Hill, Pa. turned herself in to police and was charged with Homicide by Vehicle, Accident Involving Death and Involuntary Manslaughter.
The child, Abdul Wilson, was killed in the incident back in April at 57th and Litchfield streets.
Surveillance video shows the driver striking the child, sending him 15 feet down the roadway. The driver then runs over the unconscious youngster before speeding away.
The little boy was quickly transported to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police say it appears the incident was simply a horrible accident. Police say if the driver had just stopped at the scene, it’s likely she wouldn’t be facing any criminal charges.
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MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Morristown couple has been arrested and is now being questioned after a hit and run crash that killed a special needs girl and left her mother with serious injuries.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Buford, Ga.; Missoula, Mont.; Bourne, Mass.; Bozemon, Mont.; Coatesville, Pa.
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.)