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. After a respite from keeping the list, it restarted in January 2019, highlighting one case a day. If there’s a case you’ve seen that deserves highlighting, drop me a line at hickey@brianphickey.com.
16525. Police are searching for more information about a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead in West Phoenix on Tuesday night.
16526. SEATTLE — A 78-year-old man is recovering after someone knocked him to the ground with a car during a protest in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood on Saturday, Jan. 24. Investigators do not believe the crash was intentional, but the Seattle Police Department (SPD) confirmed the driver did not stop. The event was the weekly “Defenders of Democracy” demonstration at Northwest Market Street and 22nd Avenue Northwest.
16527. GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol said it is investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that took place on Thursday.
16528. ROCKLAND (WGME) — The Rockland Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver allegedly involved in a hit-and-run Thursday.
16529. AURORA, Colo. — An 18-year-old pedestrian died on Saturday after being injured in a hit-and-run crash.
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16531. Police are searching for a driver who struck and killed an elderly woman who was crossing the street in Pacoima Friday evening before fleeing the scene.
16532. Lexi Gutierrez is asking for help after her brother was hit by a vehicle in a crosswalk Monday evening near the Coeur d’Alene Public Golf Course while walking home from Fred Meyer, where he works as a cart and bag boy.
16533. TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Police Department is searching for the driver who left a woman in the hospital after hitting her and driving off early Sunday morning.
16534. OCEANSIDE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Oceanside Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene after a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a 13-year-old girl on Friday evening.
16535. Police in Denver are asking for the public’s help identifying the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured two pedestrians on Friday.
16536. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – Evansville Police say a man was hit by a SUV, and the driver took off.
16537. TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – TPD is searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in Toledo that put a Holland woman in the hospital early Sunday morning. Officials say a 23-year-old woman from Holland was attempting to de-escalate a fight in the parking lot of a local bar near the intersection of West Sylvania Avenue and Hearthstone Place. The closest bar to the location police provided is O’Shea’s Irish Pub. Police said that after the fight was de-escalated, the woman walked north across Sylvania Avenue and was struck by an oncoming vehicle.
16538. Baltimore police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who was found dead in the city on Jan. 28.
16539. AUSTIN, Texas — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Downtown Austin early Saturday morning.
16540. NILES, Ill. (WLS) — An 84-year-old was killed after being struck by an SUV on Tuesday, Niles police said.
16541. JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Oregon State Police are investigating a hit-and-run incident on Interstate 5 that left a pedestrian dead.
16542. RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPVI) — The parents of 17-year-old Damien Hocker, who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run, are beginning to see the safety changes they have pushed for since his death.
16543. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A woman suffered what police believe are life-threatening injuries Monday evening after she was struck by a vehicle that then fled the scene in Anchorage’s Mountain View neighborhood, according to the Anchorage Police Department.
16544. A man died after he was hit by a vehicle while fixing a flat tire in Elk Grove on Tuesday, according to the police department.
16545. BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The Baton Rouge Police Department is asking for help with an investigation into a hit-and-run that officials say left a 12-year-old boy hospitalized.
16546. Clearwater police are searching for a driver who fled after fatally striking a pedestrian on Wednesday night.
16547. WARSAW, Va. — The Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help after a man was hit and killed by a driver in Richmond County Tuesday night.
16548. LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Las Vegas police are investigating a crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital Wednesday.
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.)