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.
16582. An off-duty Hanover police officer struck and killed a 23-year-old pedestrian after a night of drinking at a Brockton strip club, according to a police report.
16583. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police in DeKalb County are asking for help from the public after a woman was hit by multiple vehicles on I-85 northbound near Chamblee Tucker Road.
16584. Erie police are asking any witnesses to reach out as they continue to investigate a Sunday afternoon hit-and-run crash that killed a 2-year-old.
16585. SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify a man killed in a hit-and-run crash at a North Side apartment complex early Tuesday morning.
16586. DARKE COUNTY — The woman who died after being hit by a pickup truck that left the scene in Darke County this week has been identified.
16587. A collision on Frederica Street near Fulton Drive resulted in one fatality and left another pedestrian critically injured, according to the Owensboro Police Department.
16588. Police are looking for a driver who injured a pedestrian in a hit-and-run in Van Nuys early Wednesday.
16589. BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – A 40-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on Thursday in Bullhead City, the police department said.
16590. The St. Paul Police Department is asking for help to locate the driver of a van believed to have hit a woman on Feb. 16 and left her with life-threatening injuries.
16591. Alfredo “Freddy” Alves adored his one-year-old son more than anything, his cousin, Leila Canuto told The Enterprise Thursday, Feb. 19, three days after Alves was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Brockton. “They really had a very special relationship,” Canuto said. “He was very attentive. They used to laugh all the time. He used to play toys with him, even though he’s only 1, playing soccer with a small ball.”
16592. CHICAGO – Two girls are hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash Friday morning on Chicago’s South Side, including a 6-year-old who remains in critical condition, police said.
16593. A woman on a bicycle was hit and killed Friday morning in Eustis, the city’s police department said.
16594. ST PAUL, Minn. — Four days after a woman was struck by a hit-and-run driver in St Paul, her daughter is preparing to say goodbye. “I have to make the hard decision to take my mom off of life support,” said Danelle Dolsen. “Which we’re doing over the weekend.”
16595. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man was hit and killed in a hit-and-run incident in east Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
16596. A woman using a mobility scooter was killed in South Los Angeles early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run crash, according to authorities.
16597. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man suffered life-altering injuries after he was struck by a dark-colored SUV in a crosswalk on Morse Road in Columbus, and investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify the driver who left the scene.
16598. “Sunday night, my nephew, Christopher B. Teah Jr., got off the bus, and as he was crossing the road to go home, which is about a three or four-minute walk away from here, he got struck by an oncoming vehicle,” said Kelvin Teah, the uncle of the victim. “The driver got out of the vehicle, took a look at him, and then fled the scene.”
16599. HOUSTON – An off-duty Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputy is in critical but stable condition after being struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded motorist, authorities said.
16600. A high school student in South Carolina was found dead in the road after a hit-and-run. According to officials in Spartanburg County, investigators with the South Carolina Highway Patrol and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene of a hit-and-run near Howard Street and Simuel Road on Tuesday, Feb. 17, per
16601. Four pedestrians were injured after being hit by a car in the unit block of Compromise Street Saturday afternoon, according to Annapolis Police Department.
16602. Hink, who was reportedly naked, sped off from a Vian officer who was attempting to make contact after receiving a witness report of the suspect in the area, the release said. VPD said the suspect stopped but then sped off again, this time starting a multi-jurisdiction pursuit.
16003. REDLANDS, Calif. — Police are investigating what they described as an attempted vehicular homicide after four people were struck and seriously injured outside a downtown bar early Sunday morning. Officers are also investigating gunfire that damaged nearby businesses.
16604. A deadly hit-and-run is being investigated by Houston police after a man was found ran over in the middle of the road in the Third Ward area.
16605. SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a woman on a mobility scooter in South Los Angeles overnight.
16606. AUSTIN, Texas — One person is dead after a hit-and-run early Tuesday morning in Downtown Austin. According to Austin police, a man was crossing the 7200 block of South Congress Avenue when he was hit by a driver not far from William Cannon Drive. The victim died on scene but has not been identified.
16607. Police are investigating the death of a man who authorities believe was injured in a hit-and-run in New Haven before boarding a bus to a neighboring town.
16608-09. Two people are dead after separate hit-and-run crashes less than a day apart at the same Santa Maria intersection, and police are still searching for the driver responsible for the second death.
16609. SAN ANTONIO – A man was hospitalized after a hit-and-run crash on the Southeast Side late Tuesday, according to San Antonio police.
16610. TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The Tucson Police Department released new information about a deadly crash involving a pedestrian Tuesday evening, February 24.
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.)