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.
5834. Houston, Texas. Halloween. 41-year-old woman fatally struck by a dark-colored SUV which fled the scene.
5835. Brooklyn, NY. Nov. 1. 59-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
5836. North Las Vegas, Nev. Halloween. 73-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored pick-up truck which fled the scene.
5837. Falls Church, Va. Halloween. 36-year-old man on scooter fatally struck by a VW which fled the scene.
5838. Abington Twp., Pa. Nov. 5. 9-year-old girl fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver arrested shortly thereafter.
5839-40. Taunton, Mass. Nov. 1. Two pedestrians injured when struck by a small grey four-door sedan which fled the scene.
5841. Red Bank, NJ. Nov. 2. 95-year-old man injured when struck by a silver Nissan Altima which fled the scene.
5842. Ogden, Ore. Nov. 1. 16-year-old male fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5843. Anaheim, Cal. Nov. 2. 44-year-old woman fatally struck by a white pickup truck which fled the scene.
5844. Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 2. 58-year-old man fatally struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.
5845. Lubbock, Tx. Nov. 1. 24-year-old man fatally struck by a newer-model four-door sedan which fled the scene.
5846. Greenwood, La. Nov. 2. Pedestrian injured when struck by a sports car which fled the scene.
5847. Fresno, Cal. Nov. 2. 8-year-old girl injured when struck by a green or grey minivan which fled the scene.
5848. Merced, Cal. Nov. 3. 3-year-old boy fatally struck by a older model white Ford standard cab F-150 pickup truck which fled the scene.
5849. Shoreline, Wash. Nov. 5. 21-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5850. Colorado Springs, Colo. Nov. 3. Man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5851. Park Slope, NY. Nov. 5. 46-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
5852-54. Racine, Wisc. Nov. 4. Pregnant 31-year-old woman and 3-year-old daughter injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
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“So do detectives believe she was intentionally hit and killed?” asked reporter Anthony DiLorenzo.
“That’s what were trying to figure out,” said Colon.
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Santa Ana police arrested several people Sunday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run car crash that claimed the lives of three teenage trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.
The arrests were made at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, but investigators declined to release any details. Police said earlier that they were looking for the driver and another person who were in the Honda CR-V that plowed into the teenagers before fleeing the scene.
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Roanoke police obtained a search warrant for DNA samples of a man suspected in a fatal hit-and-run on Shenandoah Avenue three months ago.
Police believe the 44-year-old man’s vehicle struck Sandra Nadine Loughry in the early morning hours of July 5 and continued without stopping, according to a search warrant filed in Roanoke circuit court last week.
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A hit-and-run suspect struggled with an officer trying to detain him Tuesday, then was subdued with another officer’s stun gun before popping an Ecstasy pill while in handcuffs, police said.
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Rose Newswanger, 57, was on her bike, headed to a housecleaning job when she was hit by a farm tractor on the 400 block of Shirktown Road.
State police credit news reports for the operator coming forward.
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“He know what he did, so we can get some closure to it. We can’t do nothing, right now, you know.”
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Hit-and-run drivers have killed two New York City pedestrians in the past week. After each crash NYPD sources either defended the motorist or blamed the victim in the press.
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LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) – A 22-year-old Lufkin woman pleaded guilty in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist on Christmas Day 2013 shortly before her jury trial was scheduled to start Tuesday.
The jury is now deliberating Jennifer Isabel Mireles’ sentence, and the sentencing portion of the trial is expected to last through Wednesday. The sentencing portion of the trial is taking place in Judge Paul White’s 159th Judicial District Court.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Raleigh, NC; Buffalo, NY; San Francisco, Cal.; Birmingham, Ala.
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.)