Hit-and-run victim Kelly Walters
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.
6179. Greenville, SC. Jan. 18. Pedestrian injured when struck by a black Chevy Camaro which fled the scene.
6180. Concord, NH. Jan. 14. 16-year-old male on bicycle injured when struck by a red four-door Chevy which fled the scene.
6181-82. Waterbury, Ct. Jan. 18. 18-year-old male and 16-year-old female injured when struck by a dark-colored Honda which fled the scene.
6183. Indio, Cal. Jan. 18. 41-year-old man fatally struck by a 2009 Nissan Versa and a tan, four-door late 1990s Toyota Corolla which fled the scene.
6184. Lancaster, Pa. Jan. 19. 68-year-old man critically injured when struck by a light-colored Saturn coupe or sedan which fled the scene. (Update: Arrest made.)
6185. Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 20. Pedestrian injured when struck by a black 2000 Chevy Camaro which fled the scene.
6186. Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 3. 65-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a 1995-98 Ford Explorer which fled the scene.
6187. York County, Va. Jan. 15. 47-year-old woman injured when struck by a grey or silver sedan which fled the scene.
6188. Chicago, Ill. Jan. 19. 27-year-old school crossing guard injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
6189. St. Louis, Mo. Jan. 21. 5-year-old boy fatally struck by a Ford F-150 which fled the scene.
6190. North Whitehall Twp., Pa. Jan. 20. 42-year-old woman badly injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
6191. Lloyd, NY. Jan. 20. 37-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6192. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Jan. 19. Bicyclist struck by a dark-colored Pontiac which fled the scene.
6193. Milwaukee, Wisc. Jan. 20. 25-year-old woman injured when struck by a silver or grey Chevy Lumina which fled the scene.
6194. Houston, Texas. Jan. 22. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6195. Mansfield, NJ. Jan. 22. 69-year-old man badly injured when struck by a white sedan which fled the scene.
6196. Sandy Springs, Ga. Jan. 22. 53-year-old woman fatally struck by a large vehicle which fled the scene.
6197. Watertown, NY. Jan. 21. 51-year-old woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6198. Anniston, Ala. Jan. 22. 57-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver found shortly thereafter.
6199. Edgemoor, Del. Jan. 22. Man fatally struck by an unknown vehicle which fled the scene.
6200. Oakland, Cal. Jan. 23. Disabled 84-year-old woman fatally struck by a green Honda which fled the scene.
6201. State College, Pa. Jan. 22. Pedestrian injured when struck by a grey or tan Oldsmobile which fled the scene.
6202. Lexington, Ky. Jan. 23. Man injured when struck by a gold Chevy Malibu or Toyota which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The families of four victims killed in hit-and-run crashes in Suffolk County called on Albany on Tuesday to enact tougher sentences for drivers who flee the scene.
The families, accompanied by Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and state senators, demanded that the maximum sentence be increased from seven to 15 years for hit-and-run drivers involved in fatal crashes. (H/T Lisa DePaulo)
And I quote (II)…
After striking the two men, Estrada allegedly sped away from the scene and crashed into three parked vehicles three blocks away at North and Kedvale avenues, police said. One of the men hit was taken to Norwegian American Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The other man died at the scene.
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A Bath woman turned herself in Monday afternoon as the driver who hit a 10-year-old girl walking to school Friday in Northampton, police said.
Amanda Miller, 21, surrendered only hours after police released a surveillance photo showing the car they believed was involved in the 8:30 a.m. accident at Main and Bridge streets, police said.
And I quote (IV)…
“She yelled my name and tried to run back to the sidewalk,” Glover said. “…I turn around and I see her flying in the air. And I run after her, calling 911.”
She continued, “I ran to her and was holding her hand and she looked at me and she was squeezing my hand and then she suddenly let go.”
And I quote (V)…
Her parents said a letter Kelly Walters wrote to President Bill Clinton while she was in the first grade at Sherrod Elementary School in Arlington shows how serious she was about politics even as a young child.
“They took a leader away from this country,” said her father, Gary Brizendine.
And I quote (VI)…
Who killed Joy Erickson? A family seeks answers after hit-and-run death (H/T @ClueHeywood)
And I quote (VII)…
Loved ones remember 17-year-old killed in hit-and-run
And I quote (VIII)…
Cocoa Beach police have arrested a 28-year-old woman in connection with a New Year’s Eve hit-and-run crash that left a 12-year-old boy severely injured.
And I quote (IX)…
“When I landed, I looked up, and I know that it was a white Escalade because of the emblem,” Dalton remembers. “It was just right there in my face.”
And I quote (X)…
A college student from Key Biscayne was arrested on drunk-driving and manslaughter charges after police say he struck two cyclists on Crandon Boulevard early Wednesday, killing one and seriously injuring the other before driving off.
Alejandro Alvarez, 21, a University of Maryland student who said he had been out all night at a Miami Beach club, turned himself in after having second thoughts about fleeing, Miami-Dade police said in an arrest affidavit released late Wednesday. Alvarez returned to the site of the collision some 20 minutes later and, while crying “hysterically,” admitted he had hit the cyclists, police said.
And I quote (XI)…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The daughter of a Vermont man killed by a hit-and-run driver outside a Savannah hotel asked Wednesday for the person responsible to come forward and assured that “forgiveness is still possible.”
And I quote (XII)…
Since 2010, 13 people have died and four were injured in 12 hit-and-run cases. Of those, five remain unsolved. Eight of the cases have involved pedestrians, and in most cases the pedestrian was in the wrong for not using a crosswalk.
“What people don’t understand is if it’s a pedestrian in the roadway they (the drivers) are not at fault, but when they leave it becomes a felony case,” Whitehead said.
And I quote (XIII)…
Authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left two teens with serious injuries in Waterbury over the weekend.
And I quote (XIV)…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —An Albuquerque Academy assistant soccer coach that left the scene of a fatal accident last year has been indicted on four charges related to the crash.
And I quote (XV)…
A man charged with striking and killing another man with an SUV last spring in the West Side Austin neighborhood now faces a civil lawsuit from the family of the victim.
And I quote (XVI)…
The victim of a September hit and run on King Street has died months after being transferred to a long-term care facility where her family hoped she would recover from her injuries.
Sharline James was struck while crossing the intersection of King and Simons Streets on Sept. 19, Charleston Police said.
Randolph Brown, James’ uncle, said James died Thursday night.
Police found the car involved in the incident, a Dodge Challenger, a few days later, but no arrests were made. Police have not revealed how or where the vehicle was found, saying the release of that information would harm their investigation.
And I quote (XVII)…
ATLANTA — A recent graduate from Georgia Tech struck by a hit-and-run driver is struggling to find health insurance.
And I quote (XVIII)…
A Las Vegas woman charged with a fatal hit and run is a Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles employee, who was set to start administering driving skills tests, the department told NBC News Friday. Samantha McLeod, 24, was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of felony hit and run in connection with a collision at 3:24 a.m. Sunday that left a man dead hours earlier.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Daytona Beach, Fla.; Waterford, Mich.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Bergenfield, NJ; Northampton, Pa.; St. Albans, Vt.; Fruitland Park, Fla.; Bridgeport, Ct.; Daytona Beach, Fla.; San Antonio, 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.)