Jaquelin Mendoza, 3, fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Mesa, Arizona
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.
5331. Lansing, Mich. July 6. 62-year-old man critically injured when struck by a SUV and grey sedan which fled the scene.
5332. Mesa, Ariz. July 6. 3-year-old girl fatally struck by a white Chevy Suburban which fled the scene, but the driver was later arrested.
5333. Kingston, Pa. July 3. 14-year-old male injured when struck by a black Chevy Silverado which fled the scene.
5334. Salinas, Cal. July 5. 27-year-old man fatally struck by a light colored, possibly white, four-door sedan which fled the scene.
5335. Kent, Wash. July 5. 40-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a white sedan which fled the scene.
5336. Ozark, Mo. Fourth of July. 18-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5337. Traverse City, Mich. July 6. 21-year-old man critically injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
5338. Newark, NJ. July 6. 28-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5339. Dorr, Mich. July 7. 23-year-old man critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5340-41. Wantagh, NY. July 8. 18-year-old man and 15-year-old girl injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5342. Flint, Mich. July 7. Man fatally struck by a white Dodge Magnum which fled the scene.
5343. Stanhope, NJ. July 7. 34-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5344. Youngsville, Ind. July 7. 30-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5345. Niagara Falls, NY. July 7. 23-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5346. Battle Creek, Mich. July 9. Man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
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SARATOGA — His sentence two years ago for a notorious 2009 hit-and run, which left a bicyclist permanently disabled and involved a cover-up, took away his driver’s license permanently.
But soon after Robert Schiro got out of prison in January, the documented alcoholic and repeat DUI offender was reportedly seen at local watering holes and driving around town. It stirred confusion and frustration among residents and business owners alike as he carried on and avoided police attention.
That was until one evening last month, when authorities say Schiro drank to the point of falling over at a downtown Saratoga bar, ignored pleas for him to take a cab and got into his SUV. He smashed into a parked vehicle on his way out, then rammed through the wrought-iron gate at his own house, leaving the license plate entangled in the remnants of the felled barrier. (H/T @TheCaptainLou)
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State Police have identified two men who were killed after a driver fled the scene of one accident only to be involved in another one moments later.
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DANBURY — A 33-year-old Ridgefield woman was charged Saturday on an outstanding warrant stemming from a fatal car crash in November 2013.
Sarah Jessie Allen, of Gilbert Street, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. on charges of shoplifting at the Danbury Fair Mall, but it soon emerged she was wanted on an oustanding warrant on the crash, Danbury police said.
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Torrington police: Pot found in car of man turning himself in for hit and run
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A Texas man on Tuesday was booked on one count each of negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated, and hit and run, among other counts, as Louisiana State Police said he ran away after causing the Plaquemines Parish accident that killed a 19-year-old Buras man.
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ISCHUA, N.Y. (AP) — State police say they’re looking for the driver of a vehicle that collided with an Amish horse and buggy on a western New York road, injuring three people and the animal.
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SAUGUS, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) — It’s been more than three years since a driver on the Saugus Turnpike hit and killed a woman, then fled the scene. Now, with no strong leads in the cold case, police are turning to the public for help.
The crash, which happened early on Sunday, June 19, 2011, killed Kathleen O’Neil, a Lynn resident. She would have been 45 years old this month. Her older sister, Mary Theo remembers her sister having a “glorious sense of humor.”
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OAKLAND — Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $5,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in a hit-and-run bicycle accident last month.
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A Delaware County woman was arrested on Wednesday for a hit and run accident that cost a teen boy his leg. Police say 25-year-old Adrienne McCrea struck the teen victim last April, fled the scene and then tried to hide the evidence with the help of her boyfriend.
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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.)