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.
16047. “What we can’t comprehend is how someone so carelessly could disregard her life,” said the girl’s mom, Emma who asked that her last name not be used.
16048. Fontenot was previously found dead in Jefferson Davis Parish in August after being reported missing. Officials said forensic analysis has confirmed that Fontenot was struck by a vehicle sometime between Aug. 22 and Aug. 27.
16049. BRYANT, Ark. (KATV) — The Bryant Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Thursday.
16050. “She also frequents Las Vegas. From what we’re hearing, a lot of people know who she is. She’s also known in Orange County, and we’re hoping that today, once we release these video images of the suspect, someone will know her, know her whereabouts and tell us where she’s at,” Moreno said.
16051. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A woman was killed early Friday morning in a hit-and-run crash in San Diego’s Bay Park neighborhood, police said.
16052. The Ephrata Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred Wednesday just before 8 p.m. on Lincoln Road. Police said the driver of a white Honda SUV or van hit a person and drove off, leaving the vehicle with damage to the passenger side mirror.
16053. DENVER — Officers with the Denver Police Department are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed one person early Saturday morning.
16054. “Seek justice on the one that did it,” said Betties. “I think the person that did it should be punished.”
16055. A woman, who was walking along I-95 in Ridley Park, was killed by a driver early Sunday, police said. According to police, a woman walking along the southbound lanes of I-95, between Wanamaker and Stewart avenues in Ridley Park, just south of the Philadelphia International Airport, was struck and killed by a vehicle at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.
16056. A 30-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run incident in Indiana County late Friday night. State troopers were dispatched just before midnight Friday to Old Route 119 Highway South near Johnson Road in White Township after receiving a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a vehicle that struck a pedestrian. Arriving troopers found the victim, later identified as Bryan William Daniel Boyd of Homer City, deceased on scene.
16057. Police in Denver are investigating a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood early Saturday morning.
16058. HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — An elderly man was injured after firefighters say he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street Saturday evening in Hartford.
16059. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A man was injured after a hit-and-run on Saturday night, according to the Memphis Police Department.
16060. FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police are searching for a driver accused of hitting an 8-year-old boy with a vehicle Friday night and fleeing the scene, leaving the child injured in an apartment complex parking lot.
16061. COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash that shut down a roadway in Cobb County early Monday morning.
16062. THE BRONX (WABC) — A man was struck and killed in a deadly hit-and-run in the Bronx early Sunday morning, according to the NYPD.
16063. A woman is dead after being struck during a hit-and-run outside of a neighborhood bar in Gardena Sunday night. The Gardena Police Department said officers and firefighters responded to the 14800 block of Western Avenue after reports that a pedestrian had been hit in the roadway. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
16064. KENSINGTON – The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian early Sunday morning.
16065. A woman riding an electric scooter in San Jose was struck and killed by a vehicle in what police say is a hit and run.
16066. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle around 10:49 p.m. on Sept. 5 near West Buffalo Street and Taughannock Boulevard, Ithaca Police Lt. Christopher Cady said in a media release. The unknown driver fled the scene.
16067. JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A man was killed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in De Soto.
16068. A 72-year-old was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in downtown Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 8.
16069. A woman is wanted after a hit-and-run in the parking lot of a North Carolina Walmart, according to police.
16070. Police are at the scene of an apparent crash near Highway 21 at Amvets Boulevard. Officers tell FOX 2 that they found a man’s body at the scene and that it appears a vehicle struck him.
16071. A man has died after a hit-and-run crash in West Baltimore early Wednesday morning. According to police, officers were called to the 1000 block of North Fremont Avenue for a reported person struck by a vehicle. They found a unresponsive man suffering from life-threatening injuries. Medics were called and the man was pronounced dead on the scene.
16072. DALLAS — A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in southeast Dallas early Wednesday, police said.
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