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.
6328. Miami, Fla. Feb. 28. 18-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a champagne-colored SUV which fled the scene.
6329. Des Moines, Iowa. March 2. 61-year-old woman injured when struck by a dark-colored car which fled the scene.
6330. Denver, Colo. March 3. 42-year-old man fatally struck by a silver Toyota which fled the scene.
6331. Brownsville, Texas. March 2. 37-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6332. Millville, NJ. March 2. 64-year-old man critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6333. Glendale, Cal. March 6. 4-year-old girl fatally struck by a white or beige vehicle which fled the scene.
6334. Los Angeles, Cal. March 4. 65-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a older-model BMW which fled the scene.
6335. Bergenfield, NJ. March 4. 73-year-old woman injured when struck by a Nissan Altima which fled the scene.
6336. Monroe, La. March 5. Man in his 40s fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6337. East Cleveland, Ohio. March 3. 12-year-old boy injured when struck by a blue car which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
Family and friends of a Goose Creek cyclist who was killed last week in a hit-and-run gathered Sunday to celebrate his life at his favorite West Ashley brunch spot, The Green Goat.
“It was just a way for all of us to get back together,” said Jason Eisenberg, longtime friend of the victim, Jathon Bellamy III. “It’s amazing how many people’s lives he touched.”
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“You just can’t leave somebody hit, hurt on the side of the road,” victim Lee Smith said Monday. “You just can’t do that.”
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A 72-year-old woman was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a Friday hit-and-run accident in Chesapeake that led to the death of another woman.
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Santa Ana cops are looking for a black BMW 300 Series sedan sold manufactured between 2001-2006, not because they are in the market for a used car but investigators believe it was driven by a hit-and-run driver who left a boy in his early teens clinging to life Saturday.
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Police are asking the public’s help in locating the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that left a woman critically injured last month in the Belmont Heights neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
The woman, 55, was crossing the street about 6:25 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the 3400 block of North Harlem when she was hit by a 2000 or 2001 blue/green metallic Toyota Camry, police said.
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“Please turn yourself in. Don’t be a coward,” said Esquivel. “She was coming from her doctor. She didn’t deserve this and I don’t deserve this either.”
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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Banged up, bruised and left lying in the road, 24-year old Daniils Mamedovs can’t remember what happened to him.
His wounds tell part of the troubling story.
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“I knew it was one of my kids and I can remember praying, ‘OK God let it be is arm, let it be his leg,’ bargaining and I remember saying, ‘Don’t let it be his brain, I could deal with anything but his brain,'” King recalled of hearing her son was in an accident.
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A man accused in the hit-and-run killing of New Orleans police Officer Rodney Thomas and one of the men accused of helping him try to cover up his role both were booked on battery counts this week for allegedly sending a fellow Orleans Parish Prison inmate to the hospital with broken bones, court records show.
And I quote (X)…
MIAMI (WSVN) — After losing her youngest son to a hit-and-run collision, Selena Brown visited a Miami hospital to show her support for another mother whose daughter is a recent victim of yet another hit-and-run driver.
“We’re going to find whoever did this to your daughter because justice has to be found,” said Selena Brown.
Selena Brown and Veronica Banks do not know each other, but the two mothers share a common bond: Their children were struck down by hit and run drivers.
“I don’t even know you, but when I seen it on the news, the first thing I thought about was my boys,” said Selena Brown.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … St. Louis, Mo.; Redmond, Wash.; Louisville, Ky.; Anderson, Ind.; Memphis, Tenn.; Melbourne, Fla.; Moline, Ill.; Manitowoc, Wisc.; San Jose, Cal.; Lockport, NY; Phoenix, Az.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Seattle, Wash.; Dania Beach, Fla.; Albuquerque, NM; New Braunfels, Texas; Winston-Salem, NC; Dubuque, Iowa; Cleves, Ohio.
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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.)