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.
15001. Howard County Police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run collision that happened Friday night in Elkridge. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Authorities say a woman crossing the 6200 block of Washington Boulevard was struck by a vehicle traveling south on Washington Boulevard, then hit again by another car traveling north. Neither vehicle stopped.
15002. The Denver Police Department asked the public for help locating a gray Ford Mustang on Saturday following an early morning collision between the car and a pedestrian. The car left the scene.
15003. CHICAGO (CBS) — A pedestrian was killed early Sunday morning after being hit by a car on the Stevenson Expressway.
15004. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred last night in Wadsworth.
15005. Markey is devastated after her sister, 35-year-old Mary Fritz, was killed by a hit-and-run driver at 5th and West Wellens streets Sunday night. Family and friends gathered Saturday night at the site, where a memorial grows, to honor Fritz’s life, their hearts aching not knowing who is responsible for Fritz’s death. Markey continued, “She has a 6-year-old son that really loves her and whoever did this to her, I just want them to turn themselves in. We need justice.”
15006. In a somber turn of events in Pomona, authorities are delving into the details of a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of a woman yesterday evening. The incident, which involved a vehicle and a pedestrian, occurred close to the intersection of Mission Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue, as stated by the Pomona Police Department in a recent report.
15007. A funeral will be held Monday for fallen Albuquerque police officer Bianca Quintana. Quintana was killed in a hit-and-run in the South Valley earlier this month.
15008. Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver accused of striking a pedestrian over the weekend on I-95 near Philadelphia.
15009. TITUSVILLE, Fla. — The Titusville Police Department said a man has died after he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle.
15010. Someone was seriously injured in Middle River after being hit by a gray Honda CRV. The SUV immediately fled the scene after the collision on Saturday night.
15011. SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A pedestrian was struck by a car at Blossom Music Center Friday evening after the Avril Lavigne concert. The accident happened around 11 p.m.
15012. Baltimore County Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured a pedestrian in Middle River on Saturday.
15013. A hit-and-run near Harvard’s campus on Thursday night sent a bicyclist to the hospital, authorities said.
15014. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered 63-year-old William Chambliss, of Hattiesburg, unresponsive in the roadway. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
15015. SANDY — Police are still searching for the people responsible for hitting an 18-year-old woman with their car and fleeing from the scene. On July 13, Odalis Rendon-Arrellano, 18, was crossing the street near 8500 South and State Street when she was hit by a car around 10:30 p.m. Two bystanders stopped to help her as they dragged her to the sidewalk and stayed with her until first responders arrived.
15016. A 60-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on March Lane in Stockton on Tuesday evening, police said.
15017. Rochester police responded just before 6 p.m. to the area of Northview Terrace for the report of a person who was struck by a vehicle. Once there, they found a 9-year-old boy, who said he was riding a scooter when he believes he was struck by a vehicle. The boy was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
15018. The Metro Nashville Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a driver who reportedly took off after hitting a pedestrian earlier in September. The 33-year-old woman was walking north on Sabre Drive near Hewlett Drive on Sunday, Sept. 1, when officials said she was struck by a gray sedan. According to investigators, the driver was likely speeding through the neighborhood.
15019. The Louisville Metro Police Department says a driver hit and killed a man near Hikes Point Thursday morning.
15020. Police are looking for witnesses to a Saturday hit-and-run accident that left a 69-year-old Fort Smith woman hospitalized with serious injuries.
15021. A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The victim, Segundo Reina-Gaon, was crossing Ridge Boulevard in the crosswalk, west to east when he was struck at Bay Ridge Avenue just after 8:55 p.m. Wednesday.
15022. Two teen bicyclists were seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in the west suburbs, Northlake police said.
15023. Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are searching for a suspect after a deadly pedestrian crash in Springfield early Friday morning. Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) officers responded to a hit-and-run pedestrian crash at Franconia Road at Elder Avenue and found a man dead at the scene. Police said the driver of the striking vehicle fled on foot.
15024. Condolences are pouring in from across Georgia for a dispatcher with the Sparta Police Department who died of injuries resulting from a hit-and-run in Florida early Thursday. Sparta Police Chief Tommie Walker Jr. announced the death in a press release Thursday morning. “It is with deep sadness that the Sparta Police Department announces the tragic passing of our beloved dispatcher Mary Jones,” Walker said.
15025. A man is dead after a fatal hit-and-run crash at an Arvada car wash last week, police said Thursday.
15026. Chicago police are asking for help tracking down a hit-and-run driver. An 85-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured on Wednesday.
15027. PEMBROKE PARK, FLA. (WSVN) – A woman was rushed to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into her at a gas station in Pembroke Park and fled the scene, and police believe the impact was intentional.
15028. “The video of this incident is absolutely horrific,” said Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara. “There aren’t words to describe how tragic and senseless it is. That being said, that shouldn’t be happening. Kids shouldn’t be out here, even adult shouldn’t be out here doing that type of stuff.”
15029. The Austin Police Department Highway Enforcement Investigations unit is looking for the suspect driver involved in a hit-and-run that left an elderly man injured earlier this month.
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.)