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.
6952. Truro, Mass. July 30. Woman injured when struck by a dark blue or black 2002-2005 Ford Explorer or a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer which fled the scene.
6953. La Jolla, Cal. Aug. 1. 77-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
6954. Oakland, Cal. Aug. 1. 55-year-old woman fatally struck by a grey Honda which fled the scene.
6955. East Liberty, Pa. Aug. 2. Bicyclist injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6956. Detroit, Mich. Aug. 2. Pedestrian fatally struck by a silver Taurus which fled the scene.
6957. San Angelo, Texas. Aug. 2. 21-year-old man fatally struck by a Ford pickup or SUV which fled the scene.
6958. Philadelphia, Pa. Aug. 2. 5-year-old girl badly injured when struck by a light-colored SUV which fled the scene.
6959. San Antonio, Texas. Aug. 2. 38-year-old woman fatally struck by a dark-colored Ford Expedition which fled the scene.
6960. Springfield, Mo. July 31. Woman in her 60s injured when struck by a charcoal colored late model four-door Hyundai sedan which fled the scene.
6961. Davenport, Iowa. July 31. 43-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6962. Hampton, Va. Aug. 3. 12-year-old boy injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6963. Rock Hill, SC. Aug. 1. 19-year-old woman injured when struck by a Chevy Lumina which fled the scene.
6964. Phenix City, Ala. Aug. 4. Man in his 40s fatally struck by two vehicles which fled the scene.
6965. Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 5. Woman fatally struck by a 2004 to 2008 white Ford F-150 pickup truck which fled the scene.
6966. San Jose, Cal. Aug. 4. 4-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
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And I quote (I)…
On Sunday, they held a “Justice for Jennifer” benefit at the Emmaus VFW today. The goal is to raise money for Jennifer’s family.
“Just to help,” said Fenstermaker. “Whether it is for the medical bills that are still coming in and will be for a long time yet.”
Miller says her daughter will need reconstructive surgery on her back and legs. While the stress of it all is overwhelming, she says knowing she has the community’s support means everything.
“I want to thank everyone,” said Miller. “Everyone has been so great.”
The driver who hit Jennifer has not yet been caught by police. Family members are demanding that justice is served.
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Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey acknowledges there’s been a larger than usual number of hit and run accidents in the city lately, and he puts the onus on drivers.
“Do not leave the scene,” he says. “Depending on the circumstances, you know, what usually gets a person in trouble it the fact that they left the scene, not the accident itself.”
And I quote (III)…
Witnesses on scene said they saw a silver Malibu hit the victim causing her to fly into the air, according to the report. Witnesses told police the driver screamed “I’m going to kill you,” before driving away eastbound on Mackin Road.
And I quote (IV)…
Julia Ann Rastelli, 51, was sentenced Monday to 18 months of probation and 480 hours of community service after pleading guilty to aggravated felony DUI and failure to report an accident, according to Cook County Circuit Court records.
The woman was drunk and talking on her cell phone with her 14-year-old daughter in the car when her vehicle struck the 10-year-old girl about 3 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2014 near the intersection of Longcommon and Herrick roads, Riverside police said at the time.
Rastelli drove off but police tracked her down about a half mile away after a witness provided the woman’s license plate number, police said.
And I quote (V)…
A 17-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia early Saturday morning has been upgraded from critical to stable condition, authorities said Sunday.
Police have said they suspected a man arrested for driving under the influence several minutes after the hit-and-run, at 57th Street and Westminster Avenue, is responsible for it.
And I quote (VI)…
MADISON – Motorists be warned that police will be stepping up enforcement of pedestrian related laws at commonly-used crosswalks and in school zones.
“We’ve noticed a steady increase in pedestrian involved motor vehicle crashes over the past few years,” said Patrolman Chad Rybka, who is in charge of the program for the borough police department.
The department got a $16,000 grant from New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety that includes $1,000 for educational materials and $15,000 to pay officers to work overtime enforcing pedestrian safety laws.
The borough had seven pedestrian related accidents in 2014, five in 2013 and four in 2012, according to Rybka.
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“I’m hoping to regain my memory somehow, but every time I come here, it doesn’t help at all,” Xiong said. “All I remember is waking up in the hospital. That’s it. I’m trying to put the pieces together (as to) how it happened, but there is no way I can comprehend it. It just doesn’t make sense. I didn’t see any headlights; I didn’t hear any sounds. Maybe my mind just won’t let me go back to that.
“If I keep coming back here, I won’t be able to move on,” Xiong said, wiping tears from his eyes. “(Mai) always tells me to move on with my life; she wants me to be happy. … If it had been me, I would want her to go on, and I know she would want me to move on, too. But it’s really hard.”
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland police officer drew his gun Sunday afternoon when a hit-and-run driver began to open her car door, according to a police report released Monday.
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York woman charged with manslaughter in hit-and-run fatality had prior drunken driving charge
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“Yeah, looks like we did get a call from the cyclist about a hit and run,” the dispatcher tells him. “Stay on the line Matthew. Just a moment, OK?”
And I quote (XI)…
Raleigh, N.C. — On the two-year anniversary of Dwight Smith’s hit-and-run death, his family and Raleigh police officers gathered Monday night on Pettigrew Street again to ask for help from the community to solve the crime.
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The Patriot Ledger reported Zarnoch, 23, a young and popular Quincy teacher, died at a New Hampshire hospital several hours after police in York, Maine, found her unconscious on the side of a road with her boyfriend by her side, The Portland Press Herald reported Tuesday.
And I quote (XIII)…
SALT LAKE CITY — One month after a woman was left critically injured in a hit-and-run collision on a Bountiful road, that woman spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday about the ordeal and her lengthy-but-promising recovery.
“I don’t see a car light, then it hits,” Nina Jacobs recalled of the crash that left her dazed, bleeding and broken late the night of July 4 near 245 S. 500 West.
And I quote (XIV)…
‘I really didn’t mean any of this,’ says man charged in hit-and-run
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Laredo, Texas; Kearns, Utah; Peru, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Jersey Co., Ill.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Austin, Texas.
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.)