Hit-and-Run America, Vol. MMXLIII

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.

15087. Honolulu Police are looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in Aiea on Friday morning. Police say the incident left a 75-year-old man in critical condition. We’re told the victim was doing yard work at the time.

15088. Another neighbor, Justin Cory, expressed his sorrow, stating, “I want to live in a world where people care about other human beings, so it’s definitely tragic.”

15089. One person was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in south Columbus Saturday evening, according to the Columbus Division of Police.

15090. Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives from theMount Vernon Police District are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that left one pedestrian dead.

15091. El Paso Police are asking for your help in finding the driver responsible for hitting and killing a man in the Lower Valley earlier this week.

15092. Dallas police are investigating a hit-and-run crash after a person using a wheelchair was hit and killed by a car, police said.

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15094. Authorities are looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a pedestrian early Saturday in Salem County. A vehicle traveling east on Route 40 in Pittsgrove Township struck Allen Miller Jr., 45, of Vineland, and fled the scene, according to a New Jersey State Police spokesman.

15095. OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Authorities have identified the man killed in a fatal hit-and-run Tuesday morning. Walter Tighe, 89, was crossing West Center Road from north to south when a silver truck struck him while headed west near 35th Avenue. Medics declared Tighe dead the the scene.

15096. The Cape Elizabeth Police Department said it is investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian injured.

15097. A 73-year-old man and his pet dog are recovering from significant injuries after they were struck by a vehicle in Vacaville on Monday night, the police department said.

15098. “With an electric personality, she lit up every room she entered. Judith was the life of the party, bringing joy and excitement to every moment for her loved ones,” her online obituary said, adding that she was an avid animal lover and activist.

15099. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Bowling Green police are investigating a collision involving a pedestrian Tuesday night on Scottsville Road.

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.)

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