Hit-and-Run America, Vol. MMCXIX

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.

16681. Authorities say a woman died after being struck by a driver during a hit-and-run Wednesday morning in southwest Oklahoma City.

16682. MINNEAPOLIS — The University of St. Thomas has confirmed that the woman who was the victim of a deadly hit-and-run in Minneapolis this weekend was a student. The university says 22-year-old Seham Hassen was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in public health. Hassen was set to graduate this May.

16683. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The Lexington Police Department is searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run that left a juvenile injured.

16684. MIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan (WABC) — Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian from Queens before fleeing the scene in Midtown East on Wednesday morning.

16685. A portion of South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo is shut down Wednesday night following a hit-and-run crash, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS).

16686. Authorities are searching for an SUV after an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Southwest D.C. on Wednesday night.

16687. Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood early Friday morning.

16688. MILTON, Fla. — A juvenile Milton student was involved in a hit-and-run while walking to school on Thursday morning. “The driver failed to stop and provide the required information to the juvenile, or report the incident to law enforcement,” police say.

16689. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, a female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near SW 59th Street and South Francis Avenue. The driver of that vehicle fled the scene. Shortly after, the victim was hit by a second vehicle, which also fled the area. The woman, later identified as 46-year-old Zulma Briones, was pronounced dead at the scene.

16690. A man died after being hit by a car the evening of March 27 in the area of Southern Parkway and West Evelyn Avenue, Louisville Metro Police spokesperson Adam Sears said by email.

16691. Philadelphia, PA – March 27, 2026 – Senator Anthony Williams (SD-8) and Rep. Morgan Cephas (HD-192) recently introduced legislation that would require the City of Philadelphia to establish a pilot program to address hit-and-run accidents.  The bill would provide for a registry of licensed vehicle repair shops and require notifications to be made to help more quickly identify individuals who have fled the scene of a crime.

16692. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Fire Department paramedic is recovering after being injured in a hit-and-run crash that happened Wednesday in Midtown.

16693. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities said one woman is dead and one woman is injured after a hit-and-run incident in the Acres Homes area overnight. According to the Houston Police Department, the incident happened at the intersection of Little York Road and De Priest Street at about 8 p.m. on Friday. The women were both hit by the same vehicle, with the driver taking off after the deadly crash, police said.

16694. TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) — A man using a wheelchair was killed in an overnight hit-and-run near the Trenton Transit Center, and police are searching for the driver and vehicle involved.

16695. “They did this because they love Ashley, and there’s a lot of people in this town that love Ashley,” said Sheryl Meadows, the mother of Ashley Tyer, the victim of the hit-and-run.

16696. A 55-year-old man was killed Saturday night in a hit-and-run crash at a busy intersection in northwest Las Vegas, and police are asking the public for help as the investigation continues.

16697. Investigators say a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were in the northbound lanes trying to jump-start an inoperable vehicle when a dark-colored Jeep crashed into the car, and then struck both men. Police say the driver did not stop and continued driving without rendering aid.

16698. Woodward Twp., Pa. — A pedestrian died after being struck in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Lycoming County.

16699. Houston police are searching for a suspect in an Acres Homes hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead and another injured on Friday night.

16700. “It was just real hard. Like my daughter, she loved her dad, she’s nonverbal and everything but she really, really misses him,” said Alexander.

16701. “She was a beautiful soul that lived a beautiful life,” friend Aisha Yusuf said.

16702. Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Portland Sunday evening.

16703. BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — A Chicago man was killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street early Sunday morning in southwest suburban Bridgeview, according to police.

16704. SOUTH SHORE — The crash that killed Hyde Park Academy student Violet Harris this month was one of 83 hit-and-runs on South Shore’s main roads this year — and one of two fatal crashes in the neighborhood that evening.

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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