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.
14477. Oakland police are looking for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian early Monday, police said.
14478. Mills was a teacher at Jones College Prep, Chicago Public Schools said in a statement to WLS. “Charlie was a beloved member of our diverse learner team who also offered his expertise to our many performing arts productions,” the statement read. “Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.” Mills was remembered for his “compassion, care and support” by the Jones College Prep graduating class of 2008. Astarte Howell, one of Mills’ former students, called him a “pivotal part” of the school. “Charlie didn’t deserve this,” Howell told WBBM. “He didn’t deserve to die alone.”
14479. “We heard the car rev up, and everyone kind of just ran in the opposite direction,” N.C. A&T student Kennedy Stewart. “Me and my friends weren’t trying to run, but since everyone was running around us, we were getting pushed, so we had to go.”
14480. A fatal hit-and-run has left a Chicago community seeking answers and justice for the victim.
14481. “Whoever’s out there, you hit a child and you kept going,” said Frankie Green, Navy’s great-great uncle. “It’s a life. It’s a person. Whoever you are, you should have the kindness and decency to turn yourself in.”
14482. INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD is investigating after a pedestrian was killed in a possible hit-and-run crash on Indianapolis’ northwest side early Wednesday.
14483. “I don’t understand why they didn’t pursue those guys, and now because of it, my daughter’s dead,” Hudson told News 2 in an interview in 2023.
14484. AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – A teenager was severely injured after being purposefully hit by a car near Palo Duro High School on April 1.
14485. Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who left a man to die in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles early Wednesday.
14486. Chicago police are searching for the vehicle wanted in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a bicyclist in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
14487. A man has serious injuries after he was struck in Danbury on Wednesday night and police said they are looking for the driver who hit him and left the scene.
14488. Rashee Rice’s lawyer said that the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver admitted to driving the Lamborghini Urus that was part of a hit-and-run car accident in Dallas on Saturday.
14489. DIGHTON, Mass. — Authorities have identified a man who was killed in an apparent hit-and-run crash on a highway in Dighton late Thursday as the search for the driver involved continues. … The victim, 57-year-old Paul DeMoura, was rushed to Morton Hospital in Taunton, where he was later pronounced dead, the Bristol District Attorney’s Office said.
14490. NEW YORK — A child was injured in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn on Thursday, and police are searching for the driver.
14491. The Tarpon Springs Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle that officers say was involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously hurt a bicyclist.
14492. Warner Robins Police say they’re looking for a Silver Subaru Impreza Sport as a part of a hit and run investigation.
14493. “The vehicle callously fled the scene by making a U-turn on Arlington Road then turning onto Lillian Road going eastbound towards Lone Star Road,” JSO said.
14494. Fresno Police Department officials report on Thursday, April 04, 2024, shortly after midnight, a pedestrian was a victim of a fatal hit and run traffic collision at Chestnut Avenue and Clinton Avenue. … The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.
14495. Police are seeking help from the public to find the driver who fled the scene after hitting a 5-year-old boy in Dallas on Sunday.
14496. A 26-year-old woman was hospitalized after a hit-and-run driver struck her while she was running on Saturday morning in Miramar, according to police. Onyxia Delinois was ahead of her running group when the driver struck her along Miramar Parkway, east of Southwest 184 Avenue, according to the Miramar Police Department.
14497. Tempe police responded to the area of Broadway and Terrace roads around 8:20 p.m. after a pedestrian crossing Broadway Road was hit by a vehicle traveling east. Police said the vehicle stopped momentarily but then left the scene.
14498. The Lawton Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying the suspect in a hit-and-run that took place near NW 50th Street and NW Cache Road on Wednesday. According to a statement from LPD, the suspect hit a pedestrian and fled the scene. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital in OKC with serious bodily injuries.
14499. Fort Worth police are investigating an apparent hit-and-run accident that left a man dead Friday night.
14500. A man is seriously hurt after a hit-and-run crash in west Phoenix Friday night.
14501. A death investigation is underway Friday night following a possible fatal hit-and-run in Northwest Miami-Dade. … CBS News Miami cameras showed a body covered by a yellow tarp on a grassy area of a sidewalk.
14502. A 52-year-old man was found dead after being run over by an unknown vehicle in a Tierrasanta parking lot on Wednesday, according to the San Diego Police Department.
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.)