Hit-and-Run America Vol. LXVI

Douchebag, 29, found hiding under trailer

Douchebag, 29, found hiding under trailer

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.

407. Los Angeles. May 15. 33-year-old man killed when a “2004 silver Dodge Durango sport utility vehicle” sideswiped his vehicle before the driver and two passengers fled on foot.

408. Los Angeles. May 14. 2-year-old boy suffers life-threatening injuries when he ran into the street after church and was struck by an “older model blue Toyota Corolla” which took off.

409. Plymouth, Pa. May 16. Pedestrian struck by vehicle. Details sketchy.

410. Venus, Texas. May 16. 17-year-old fatally struck by a vehicle while riding a bike. Family says there’s been an arrest, but police didn’t yet confirm that.

411. Philadelphia. May 16. 17-year-old suffers a broken leg when struck by a “burgundy sedan that fled the scene. [Driver] is believed to be in her 40s and may be named Kathleen, police said.”

Related stories:

Douchebag hit-and-run driver (pictured) found hiding under trailer.

30-year-old man turns himself in in connection with a Baton Rouge hit-and-run.

Car damages two aircraft in Ballston Spa, NY.

Hit-and-run artist Down Under injures elderly woman, leaves his dog at the scene.

Hit-and-run artist leads Law on a 100+ mph chase, caught on foot after he’d stripped down to his boxers. Clearly, he didn’t smoke the weed for which he was additionally charged with possession.

Just desserts: London driver who killed a 17-year-old girl, fled but was tracked down by her father will be sentenced on my birthday.

Denver columnist: How can a pedestrian’s hit-and-run killer live with himself?

Spate of cycling deaths” in Quebec.

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.)

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