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.
15909. A 35-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Chicago’s West Side early Saturday morning. It happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of South Cicero Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
15910. “I wish I could just take the pain away,” Barrera said. “I think it’s important for us to be here.”
15911. RIPLEY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police are asking for public assistance to identify a driver accused in a Ripley hit-and-run crash. The wreck involved a white SUV and bicycle and occurred about 12 p.m. Saturday along Klondike Road, according to a social media post from the Ripley Police Department.
15912. FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by an SUV Friday night in Flint.
15913. The search continues for the suspect who killed Arlington Police Officer Darrin McMichael in a hit-and-run on Thursday morning.
15914. Sheboygan police are asking for information about a hit-and-run crash Sunday evening. A bicycle was struck around 5 p.m. Sunday along Lakeshore Dr. between High and Union avenues. The victim said a good Samaritan brought them home after the crash. Few other details have been released.
15915. LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a woman in a wheelchair critically injured early Sunday near downtown Las Vegas.
15916. ST. LOUIS – A woman is in critical condition after a car struck her in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash overnight Sunday.
15917. KIRKWOOD, Mo. — Police are still seeking witnesses of a road rage incident that left a bicyclist injured last week in Kirkwood.
15918. Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian to die in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles Tuesday morning.
15919. The female pedestrian was pronounced dead by Houston Fire Department paramedics who responded to the scene. Her identity is pending.
15920. ORLANDO, Fla. – Sanford police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 3-year-old child last month.
15921. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are working to solve a hit-and-run that killed Brendon Keys, 22. The incident occurred in the 2500 block of South Gallatin Street just before 4:15 a.m. on July 20.
15922. “In my opinion, it’s rather cowardly to make a mistake such as this and just drive away. It may very well have been an accident, and accidents happen and everybody understands that, but when you refuse to take responsibility for that, it changes the dynamics of the situation,” said Lt. Pete Dehlinger, Traffic Division with the Midland Police Department.
15923. “He had a whole future ahead of him,” Cyndi added. But that future was stolen early Sunday morning.
15924. A D.C. family is grieving after a 50-year-old father was hit and killed at an intersection in Southeast.
15925. A hit-and-run in West Philadelphia left the pedestrian critically injured early Thursday morning. Police say a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee was traveling northbound on 58th Street when it struck a 32-year-old man who was attempting to cross Delancey Street around 2:45 a.m.
15926. At about 10:40 p.m., NOPD Fourth District detectives were notified of a vehicle crash with injury having occurred at the location. Upon arrival and further investigation, detectives determined that a known female driver was traveling southbound on General De Gaulle Drive when an adult male pedestrian reportedly ran into the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was declared deceased.
15927. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A pedestrian is dead after being hit by a vehicle early Friday morning in Prince George’s County, authorities said.
15928. An Opelousas man died early Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash on I-10. McKinley Lazard, 52, was found by Sulphur Police on the side of the highway, a release states. The investigation determined that Lazard was walking along I-10 over night and at some point was hit by a vehicle and died of his injuries.
15929. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s now been two weeks since a woman was hit and killed by a cyber truck in Buffalo’s Lovejoy neighborhood, and there still has not been arrest made in the case.
15930. A man was in serious condition after a hit-and-run crash in Ann Arbor. Police were called around 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 29 for a man down in the road near Green Street and East Davis Avenue, Ann Arbor police said in a release.
15931. An on-duty NYPD officer was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Queens early Saturday morning, according to authorities.
15932. AURORA, Colo. — A 16-year-old boy riding an electric scooter was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Aurora Friday night, according to the Aurora Police Department.
15933. Murray Police are looking for a driver in a hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian that happened on State Street and left the victim in critical condition. A car hit a pedestrian on July 31, shortly after 11 p.m., around 4500 S. State Street. The victim was identified as an adult woman, but Murray City Police Department is not providing any further identifying details at this time as the investigation continues.
15934. “My son was a gentle soul,” Angela McDonald told NBC10 on Friday. “He was a very humble person. He was an introvert. He loved his family and he loved his mother.”
15935. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a cyclist that happened early Friday morning.
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.)