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.
5185. Colorado Springs, Colo. Memorial Day. Man critically injured when struck by a white vehicle which fled the scene.
5186. Rehoboth, Del. Memorial Day. 70-year-old man riding bicycle injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5187. Camden, NJ. Memorial Day. 58-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-blue or black SUV which fled the scene.
5188. Akron, Ohio. May 25. 7-year-old boy injured when struck by an older gold or goldish tan-colored Chevrolet Impala which fled the scene.
5189. Dallas, Texas. May 25. 45-year-old man fatally struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.
5190. Rockford, Ill. Memorial Day. 55-year-old man injured when struck by an older gray vehicle which fled the scene.
5191. San Diego, Cal. Memorial Day. 50-year-old woman injured when struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
5192. Detroit, Mich. May 28. Woman in her 30s fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene and another which knocked the vehicle that stopped to render aid into her.
5193. Dallas, Texas. May 28. 88-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5194. Hanover Park, Ill. May 27. Child on bicycle injured when struck by a black Nissan Altima which fled the scene.
5195-96. Topeka, Kan. May 27. Two men seriously injured when struck by a silver 2007 Chevy Malibu which fled the scene.
5197. Minot, ND. May 29. 16-year-old boy on bike injured when struck by a grey or silver Toyota which fled the scene.
5198. Canaan, Maine. Memorial Day. Jogger injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
5199. Louisville, Ky. May 30. 20-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver caught shortly thereafter.
5200. Indianapolis, Ind. May 29. Woman critically injured when struck by a SUV which fled the scene.
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And I quote (I)…
According to police, Kanlica was driving a silver 2004 Nissan on Barrett Lakes Boulevard approaching Shiloah Valley Drive just before 8 p.m. Sunday. He lost control of the car before leaving the roadway, then crossed the sidewalk and struck three teenage girls walking to a nearby movie theater.
Friends and family identified the girls as 15-year-old Reina As-Salaam, 16-year-old Juliana Ferrell and 16-year-old Monica Epps. As-Salaam, a Tri-Cities High School student, was pronounced dead at the scene. Ferrell and Epps, both students at Sprayberry High School, were hospitalized. Ferrell is in critical condition in the ICU. Epps suffered several broken bones, but is expected to be OK.
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DETROIT, MI — Two Detroit men, Cortney Sheilds, 23, and Leonard Crosby, 19, both of Detroit, are in custody and charged in connection with the hit-and-run that critically injured of 8-year-old Kamari Smith last week.
Police say Kamari Smith was with friends making a purchase from an ice cream truck stopped on Robson in Detroit when a motorist hit her.
Shields is charged with reckless driving and failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing serious injury or death. Crosby is charged with being an accessory after the fact.
And I quote (III)…
Proving a hit-and-run driver was impaired can be difficult because substances are usually out of a suspect’s system before police can arrest the person. Also, investigators can’t prove who was driving once occupants of a vehicle leave the scene. That limits the potential punishments those drivers could face if they are caught.
A new state law seeks to address that.
Under House Bill 2505, which Gov. Jan Brewer signed last month, prosecutors still can’t charge suspected impaired hit-and-run drivers with driving under the influence without solid evidence. But now, courts must send people for drug or alcohol screening if there is a strong reason to believe that a person was impaired at the time of the crash. That could lead to court-ordered substance-abuse treatment.
“That House bill would be one more thing we could use to hold people accountable for drinking and causing people serious injury on the roads,” Glendale police Detective David Carr said.
And I quote (IV)…
EL PASO, Texas – The driver in Sunday’s hit-and-run turned himself in after seeing information about the crash on the news, police said.
A 17-year-old was driving a red truck in the 9000 block of Dyer around 8:30 p.m. when he struck a 63-year-old man who was crossing the street, according to El Paso police.
Special Traffic investigators said the pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries.
And I quote (V)…
A system modeled after the Amber Alert notification system could aid police in locating hit-and-run drivers, Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander said Wednesday.
The idea is patterned after Colorado’s Medina Alert, which went into law in March. Named after 21-year-old Jose Medina of Denver, who was working as a valet when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in 2011, the program uses electronic signs to notify drivers that police are looking for someone.
“We need to utilize the technology we have in place today – whether it’s an Amber Alert-type system, whether it’s reverse 911… A blast of text messages,” said Englander, who co-authored the motion presented Wednesday asking the council to support the creation of a program at the state level.
The City Council passed both motions Wednesday.
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Baltimore City Police have arrested 28-year-old Lucresha Mints for the double homicide on W. Franklin Street Tuesday night. Police say Mints intentionally hit 25-year-old Latoya Skipwith while she was holding 2-year-old Joshua Carter. Both Latoya and Joshua later died at the hospital.
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RIVERHEAD (WABC) — It has been nearly a year since a single mother on Long Island was killed by a hit-and-run driver, and police are renewing the effort to track down her killer.
The incident happened last July on County Road 58 near Woodcrest Avenue in Riverhead.
Authorities say 26-year-old Kristina Tfelt was hit by a 2000 Cadillac that was later reported stolen.
The suspect fled the scene on foot.
And I quote (VIII)…
Prosecutors have charged a Los Angeles couple in the hit-and-run death of a 23-year-old Pacific Palisades man whose father and grandfather are federal judges, prosecutors said.
Driver Marguerite Dao Vuong, 66, is charged with hitting David Pregerson at about 3 a.m. Dec. 27 while he was walking in the 600 block of Chautauqua Boulevard in the Palisades and then leaving the scene, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
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An 18-year-old from Kyle has been charged in the hit and run death of a jogger in Kyle last year.
Nathanael Eddleman, 18, was indicted last week by a Hays County grand jury on charges of failure to stop and render aid in the April 2013 death of Phillip Duran, 37. A warrant was issued Wednesday and Eddleman was booked Thursday at the Hays County Jail.
Duran’s body was discovered lying near the roadway at FM 1626 and Kohlers Crossing after 10 p.m. April 27, 2013, Kyle spokesman Jerry Hendrix said. Police found vehicle parts near Duran’s body.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Hobbs, NM; New Rochelle, NY; Bend, Oreg.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Corpus Christi, Texas; San Diego, Cal.; Chatsworth, Cal.; Albany, NY; Sarasota, Fla.; Wichita Falls, Texas; San Francisco, Cal.; Orange, Cal.; Ruston, La.; Wilmington, NC; Star City, WV; Columbus, Ga.; Yakima, Wash.
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.)