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.
14880. “My sister has been in surgery for six hours. She has three broken ribs, a broken ankle,” Mahan’s sister said. “Thank God there were amazing other civilians that helped her, called an ambulance. She had no phone, no ID. She could have died.”
14881. A preliminary investigation showed that a male was in the northbound lanes of 9th Street, when he was hit. It is not clear if the victim was trying to cross the intersection. The unknown driver did not stop or try to help. No other vehicles were involved. Officers tried to help the victim, who was unconscious. He was taken to UofL Health Hospital in downtown Louisville where he died.
14882. Philadelphia police are gathering evidence after they say a driver left a woman critically injured on a street in the city’s Nicetown neighborhood.
14883. HAZEL CREST, Ill. (WLS) — Hazel Crest police are looking for two drivers who ran over a woman last week. She later died of her injuries.
14884. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is asking the public for assistance in finding witnesses of a fatal hit and run on Interstate 5 in Seattle. Around 1 a.m. on Sunday, WSP answered calls about a person struck by a vehicle on northbound I-5 near South Albro Place in Seattle.
14885. The Austin Police Department is investigating a deadly pedestrian hit-and-run in North Austin. Police said on Sunday, August 4, around 2:08 a.m., officers responded to a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 10800 block of North Lamar Blvd.
14886. A 66-year-old female pedestrian died after a hit-and-run collision early Monday morning in Rockford.
14887. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Investigators in Little Rock are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a vehicle officers say was involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man last month.
14888. TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – A woman was killed in a hit-and-run pedestrian crash near the VA Hospital in Tucson early Wednesday, Aug. 7.
14889. The Tallahassee Police Department has confirmed that a pedestrian death early Sunday was a hit-and-run. Around 2:45 a.m., 65-year-old Randall Allen was struck and killed at the intersection of Ocala Road and Pensacola Street, police said.
14890. SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) — A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash in north suburban Skokie Tuesday night, police said.
14891. WEST HAVEN — City police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Tuesday night, police say.
14892. A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver at around 3 a.m. Aug. 8 on Buford Highway, according to Brookhaven Police Department.
14893. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Police say they need help finding a 59-year-old Rockford man after a hit-and-run left a woman dead earlier this week.
14894. A Napa woman died from injuries suffered in a suspected hit-and-run Sunday in St. Helena. The St. Helena Police Department identified the victim as Jackie M. Rhodes, 81, of Napa.
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14896. ADRIAN, Mich. (WTVG) – A boy is in critical condition after a driver hit him while he was riding a bike, then took off from the scene, police say. Police say an unknown driver hit a 14-year-old who was riding his bike near the intersection of Clinton Street and Chestnut Street in Adrian Friday afternoon around 12:20 p.m. The boy was riding north on Clinton and was hit by a vehicle heading east on Chestnut.
14897. “He said your husband was hit by a car and is in bad condition, and we need to take him to Grady Hospital,” Boss said.
14898. Chicago police are searching for a driver in a hit-and-run that left one man seriously injured Friday. According to Chicago police, just before 6 p.m., a 45-year-old man was riding a scooter across Ruble Street when a black Dodge Charger struck him in the 600 block of West Taylor. The victim was seriously injured.
14899. INDIANAPOLIS — Police are investigating after a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened on the near east side of Indianapolis early Sunday morning.
14900. The Pasadena Police Department is looking for answers after someone killed a pedestrian by hitting him with a truck and fled the scene.
14901. Police say a 32-year-old was walking when they were struck by an unknown vehicle traveling northbound, causing fatal injuries. The striking vehicle then left the scene. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified that man as Marcus D. Robinson. First responders attempted to revive him, but eventually pronounced Robinson dead at the scene. Police say Robinson and two others were crossing Water Street to get back to their car when they were hit by another speeding driver.
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.)