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.
17124. ST. LOUIS — More than a month after a hit-and-run crash killed a 56-year-old woman in the Central West End, St. Louis police said they are looking for tips or evidence that could help track down the driver responsible.
17125. HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman has died after allegedly being hit by a motorcycle that fled the scene Tuesday night in Hartford, according to police.
17126. Investigators are looking for a tan Cadillac SRX with tinted windows, the vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run wreck in Akron Sept. 26.
17127. “It was from a person who said, ‘I’m watching a rerun of ‘America’s Most Wanted,’ and I recognized the guy as being a person who lives in my building,’” said Parizek. “We were super excited about it. This is how it’s supposed to work. This is why we tell these stories to raise awareness. As we read further down, this guy’s in New Jersey.”
17128. SEATTLE — A man riding a bicycle was seriously injured in a hit-and-run collision early Monday near Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood, police said.
17129. EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The East Greenbush Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run accident involving a 17-year-old pedestrian and a motor vehicle that took place Wednesday evening. Police say it happened at about 7:21 p.m. on Columbia Turnpike in the area of Discovery Drive.
17130. NEW YORK — Police have made an arrest in connection to the hit-and-run death of former Nickelodeon star Kianna Underwood.
17131. Authorities are searching for a driver that left a pedestrian hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Miami on Thursday morning.
17132. The Littleton Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a pedestrian on September 28.
17133. ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas – A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while changing a flat tire on Interstate 37, according to authorities.
17134. LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Las Cruces police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian injured near Idaho Avenue and Foster Road Friday morning.
17135. Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision in which a Jeep Wrangler struck and killed a 62-year-old woman in Aspen Hill on Wednesday night, police said Thursday in a news release.
17136. LEBANON, Mo. (KY3) – Police in Lebanon need your help in an unsolved deadly hit-and-run crash involving a child. Police say Jailei Elaine Luke, 12, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Highway 5 on September 28, 2019, after running into the road to retrieve a ball. Despite hundreds of leads followed by police, the driver has never been identified.
17137. A hit-and-run crash in Castro Valley on Thursday afternoon left a 57-year-old man dead, according to the California Highway Patrol.
17138. A man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle on the Northeast Side Saturday night, according to San Antonio police.
17139. Los Angeles police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a 71-year-old woman dead in North Hollywood on Saturday night.
17140. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man was seriously injured after a hit-and-run on Saturday afternoon, police said.
17141. “We heard she was hit by a car, and we have had no evidence of what went on with her,” said Dellmar. “All we know is she’s at the Wright Funeral Home right now.”
17142. FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – Police in Flint are investigating a hit-and-run that killed a woman on the city’s east side.
17143. INDIANAPOLIS — A 9-year-old boy is dead, and a 6-year-old boy is injured after police say a man struck the children with his vehicle and then fled the scene Sunday afternoon on the city’s northwest side.
17144. An Akron man is recovering from his injuries and mourning the loss of a family dog after a hit-and-run crash in West Akron over the weekend. Akron police say a man was walking the family dog at the intersection of Merriman Road and Memorial Parkway at 9:46 p.m. on Oct. 3 when they were struck by a car that drove off.
17145. SPRINGFIELD, Va. (7News) — A man was killed after he was hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene at Old Keene Mill and Backlick Roads in Springfield, Fairfax County police said.
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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.)