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.
6366. Sacramento, Cal. March 13. Elderly woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
6367. Allentown, Pa. March 13. 30-year-old man badly injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6368. Coram, NY. March 14. Man fatally struck by a light-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
6369. Homer City, Ind. March 13. Juvenile injured when struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
6370. Erie, Pa. March 15. 50-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6371. Little Rock, Ark. March 14. 25-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6372. Hopewell Junction, NY. March 13. 71-year-old woman injured when struck by a sedan which fled the scene.
6373. Los Angeles, Cal. March 14. 7-year-old boy injured when struck by a white compact car which fled the scene.
6374. Sebastian, Fla. March 16. 83-year-old woman injured when struck by a truck which fled the scene.
6375. Kenner, La. March 16. 5-year-old girl injured when struck by a newer-model black Suburban which fled the scene.
6376. Mineral Wells, Texas. March 13. 18-year-old man injured when struck by a black pickup truck which fled the scene.
6377-78. Hampton, Va. March 16. Woman and infant injured when struck by a black Nissan pickup truck which fled the scene but was later found.
6379. Buffalo, NY. March 15. 44-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
6380. Shreveport, La. March 17. 31-year-old man injured when struck by a 90s Chevy SUV which fled the scene.
Related stories:
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A pregnant woman killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking to a laundromat in Englewood was remembered by family members Saturday as a joyful woman looking forward to the birth of her second child.
Jazzalyn Fontanez, 22, was hit as she crossed the street near 5900 S. Halsted St. on Thursday afternoon and later died from her injuries. She is survived by a 4-year-old daughter and was looking forward to finding out the sex of her unborn child next week, according to family members.
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A Plymouth man’s driver’s license had been suspended or revoked at least three times before he allegedly struck and killed a 69-year-old woman and her beloved dog Thursday, according to prosecutors and the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
Since 1993, Timothy Lapierre, 39, also had amassed five speeding tickets, two missing inspection stickers, one failure to stop and one surchargeable accident before he allegedly crossed paths with Marjorie Cochrane and her dog Sasha shortly before 8 a.m., while they were out walking at Lunns Way and Garrett Place in Plymouth, according to his driving record and the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.
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A man claimed his nerves caused him to flee after hitting a woman with his car, Wilkes-Barre police said.
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Tailor Dunn has lost more than 50 pints of blood and had nearly 20 surgeries in just one month.
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The Pueblo Police Department and local auto repair shops are teaming in an effort to help solve hit-and-run crimes.
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An arrest has been made in last night’s fatal hit and run accident in Utica.
Utica Police say they were informed by a Good Samaritan of a vehicle that was allegedly being driven erratically. The witness did not know that the vehicle had just hit a pedestrian but followed the vehicle and called 911 with the location.
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Bike Run event honors fatal hit and run victim
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PARIS, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Sunday marks one year since 16-year-old Xavier Fuentes was killed in a hit-and-run on Route 117 in South Paris, and his family is still waiting for answers.
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Hit-and-run victim’s upper torso found in suspect’s car; driver claims, ‘I didn’t hit anyone,’ police say
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TRENTON, Texas — Trenton Police Chief Robert Robinson was hit by a vehicle Monday afternoon while trying to serve a warrant.
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Authorities have released information about the vehicle that they say was involved in fatal hit-and-run in Toms River earlier this month.
Jeffrey Michel, 27, of Colts Neck, was struck and killed on Route 37 westbound near Fischer Boulevard on Friday, March 6 at 8:20 p.m.
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Driver in hit-and-run death will get no jail time
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Trenton, NJ; Detroit, Mich.; Brooklyn, NY; Tulsa, Okla.; Titusville, Fla.; Dallas, Texas; Miami, Fla.; Cass County, Ind.; Santa Maria, Cal.; Fountain, Colo.; Geneva, NY; Douglas County, Ga.; Fallston, Md.; Agawam, Mass.; St. Paul, Minn.; Oakland, Cal.; Bentonville, Ark.
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.)