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.
17147. INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a pedestrian was critically injured after being struck Saturday evening on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
17148. SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Police are looking for two drivers responsible for a hit-and-run crash that left a man on an E-scooter dead in South L.A.
17149. A Queens pedestrian is fighting for his life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday morning. According to police sources, the incident unfolded at around 1:51 a.m. near 184 St. and Jamaica Avenue. A 54-year-old man was crossing from the northwest to the southwest corner on Jamaica Avenue when the driver of a gray Ford Crown Victoria traveling eastbound struck the pedestrian. He was sent hurtling into the roadway and suffered what cops describe as severe trauma to his head and body.
17150. A 53-year-old woman died after police said she was hit by a speeding truck while crossing the street on the North Side, according to San Antonio Police.
17151. “There were over 40 people who came to the hospital. He was very loved. He wasn’t just liked. He was loved,” McKinney said.
17152. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Ernest Bavarsad, an astronomy professor at the College of Southern Nevada who also teaches science at a local high school, is in critical condition after a suspected hit-and-run along Tropicana Avenue Wednesday morning.
17153. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Virginia State Police have identified a Safety Service Patrol worker who died in a hit-and-run on Interstate 64 in Newport News on Sept. 19.
17154. Miami police are searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a man near Overtown early Tuesday morning.
17155. The family of a Baltimore County woman killed in a hit-and-run crash is speaking out in hopes of finding justice for their loved one.
17156. A man riding an e-bike was injured after he was hit by a car near Brockton Dunkin’ Donuts Thursday evening.
17157.
17158. Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and seriously injured two pedestrians in a West Berkeley crosswalk Wednesday night.
17159. “It was heartbreaking to the community in a community that’s always on edge in Hoboken over intersection concerns about crossing the street at intersections at all times a day,” said Hoboken Second Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher.
17160. CARVER, MASS. (WHDH) – Carver police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run that injured two students Thursday morning.
17161. Police sought the public’s help Thursday identifying the driver who struck and killed an 83-year-old pedestrian in South Los Angeles and fled the scene.
17162. Halton police believe a small SUV with two young men inside were involved in a Burlington hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian with serious injuries.
17163. TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KVII) — A Goodwell man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night on U.S. Highway 54 in Texas County, Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
17164. Two people in their 70s were severely injured in a suspected hit-and-run collision at a Berkeley intersection Wednesday night, according to police.
17165. The search is on for a driver who hit and killed a bicyclist and then drove away from the crash site. It happened in the 2200 block of Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas just after 10 Tuesday night. According to Kansas City, Kansas police, the victim is a 66-year-old man.
17166. An investigation is underway in Lauderhill after a pedestrian was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday, police said.
17167. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Port St. Lucie police have identified a 63-year-old city resident who was found unconscious and severely injured in a roadway early Friday morning as detectives now investigate the case as a hit-and-run.
17168. The Auburn Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that left a 56-year-old Auburn man dead.
17169. The Lexington Police Department is investigating after someone was hit by a car in an incident that was captured on video and posted to social media, an incident that hospitalized the victim Wednesday night.
17170. CLAYMONT, Del. (WPVI) — Police are searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a man riding a mobility scooter Friday afternoon in Claymont, Delaware.
17171. PUTNAM, Conn. (WFSB) – Police in Putnam are searching for a driver who fled the scene of a crash that left a pedestrian with serious injuries on Friday.
17172. A construction worker is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle late on the evening of Oct. 10. The North Charleston Police Department’s traffic unit is seeking information about the hit-and-run that took place just after 10 p.m. near the intersection of Rivers Avenue and N.A.D Road, according to a news release.
17173. WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are searching for the driver of an SUV that struck an 11-year-old bicyclist and fled the scene Monday afternoon in Wallingford.
17174. A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after authorities said he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run Tuesday morning in Miami during an incident that was caught on camera.
17175. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Tucker early Tuesday, according to DeKalb County police.
17176. SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office (CPCO) has released the name of the pedestrian killed in north Shreveport late Saturday, October 10.
17177. SAN ANTONIO — A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle whose driver did not stop early Monday morning, according to San Antonio police.
17178. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Investigators are searching for the drivers who fatally struck a pedestrian in north Columbus on Saturday night.
17179. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Police in Norfolk are investigating a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian near Norfolk State University Saturday night.
17180. WAIPAHU, Hawaii (KHON2) — Honolulu police continue to urge pedestrian safety as the nation recognizes October as National Pedestrian Safety Month. The message becomes stronger following a hit-and-run in Waipahu that killed a 25-year-old female pedestrian early Sunday morning.
17181. Police are searching for a driver who fled after fatally striking a person in South Los Angeles late Saturday night.
17182. SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Police is asking for help finding the vehicle involved in a serious hit and run crash last week.
17183. PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police are asking for help to identify the driver of a black Hyundai who is accused of a hit-and-run crash earlier this month.
17184. LEAD HILL, Ark. (KY3) – A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle on State Highway 14 in rural Boone County.
17185. MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A 69-year-old man died Monday after a hit-and-run in Mobile, police said.
17186. Two pedestrians were injured in a hit-and-run crash just after 6:00 Tuesday night on Gause Boulevard in Slidell, according to Louisiana State Police.
17187. Troy, NY (WRGB) — An 8-year-old child was hit by a vehicle in Troy, sending police to the scene and the child to a local hospital.
17188. CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say DNA evidence ties one of their former homicide detectives to the decades-old murder of an 8-year-old girl who was abducted as she was walking to church more than 65 years ago.
17189. Two people are dead and two others injured after four separate pedestrian collisions occurred across Oklahoma City within 24 hours, police said.
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.)