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.
3788-89. Anchorage, Alaska. June 1. 34-year-old girlfriend and boyfriend injured when struck by a vehicle fled the scene and was impounded days later.
3790. Eau Claire, Wisc. June 1. Woman injured when struck by a small two-door vehicle which fled the scene.
3791. Akron, Ohio. May 31. 7-year-old boy injured when struck by a Chevy Malibu which fled the scene.
3792. Spring Lake, Mich. June 2. 15-year-old male injured when struck by a green Pontiac which fled the scene.
3793. Baton Rouge, La. June 1. 47-year-old woman fatally struck by a white car which fled the scene.
3794. Bethlehem, Pa. June 3. 7-year-old boy on a Big Wheel injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3795. Lancaster Co., Pa. June 5. Man fatally struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
3796. Moultrie, Ga. June 4. Man injured when struck by a brown PT Cruiser which fled the scene.
3797. Glendale, Ariz. June 5. 34-year-old woman killed when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
3798. San Francisco, Cal. June 4. 54-year-old man critically injured when struck by a tan sedan which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against a Naperville man accused of killing a Joliet woman in a hit-and-run car accident has been settled.
The family of Melissa Lech, who was 20 when she was hit by a car while walking on McDonough Street in Joliet in August 2008, last summer filed a wrongful death lawsuit against 28-year-old David McCarthy IV, of Naperville, after he allegedly showed up at Lech’s sister’s home in February 2012 and told her he was driving the car that hit Melissa Lech.
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Police arrested a northern Virginia woman Saturday evening after she allegedly drove approximately five miles while intoxicated along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail.
Mehak Chopra, 28, of McLean, was charged with driving while intoxicated, felony hit-and-run and refusal to take a blood alcohol test.
Fairfax County police say Chopra drove her 2005 Toyota onto the trail in the area of Reston at a high rate of speed for five miles. About 8:30 p.m., Chopra struck a 65-year-old Vienna man who was riding his bicycle on the trail, police said.
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Sgt. Tommy Thompson said that 24-year-old Jesus Cabrera Molina will be charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal collision in connection with the hit-and-run that killed Officer Daryl Raetz on May 19.
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Gainesville Police arrested a local man Sunday after he allegedly hit a pedestrian with his car and attempted to run over three others.
Twenty-year-old Darrick Anthony Parker was driving west on Southwest Second Avenue about 3 a.m. when three men started to cross the road.
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A drunken driver was sentenced to 18 years in prison Monday for causing a crash that killed an off-duty Lancaster police officer last summer.
Ricardo Espinoza, 22, was given another 10 years, to be served concurrently, for leaving the scene of the accident that killed 25-year-old Dustin Dodson.
And I quote (VI)…
CINCINNATI – Over a year ago Jaylen Hill, 3, was struck and killed in a hit-skip accident as he played in front of the family’s Fairbanks Avenue home.
Police and family are still looking for the driver who hit the toddler.
“It is very frustrating because — whenever there’s a death, it’s terrible, but I think it strikes home when it’s a child,” Lt. Bruce Hoffbauer of the Cincinnati Police Traffic section said. “The policemen investigating the crash — they all have children. That makes it even worse. I think the public can feel that and in this case it’s been some time and we’ve gotten really no leads from the public.”
Janell Hill, Jaylen’s mother, said she prays for closure to the case of her child’s death, explaining the past couple of months were difficult for her family.
“The family know what’s going on, but the other siblings — they want to know is Jaylen going to come back — the little ones — and they always talk about Jaylen,” Janell Hill said. “I wish if anyone knows what’s going on would they please come forward because if it was their child and I knew anything, I would come forward. It’s not being a snitch. It’s being a person helping someone who lost someone. It’s real hard out here without my son —- and people who know what’s going on is not coming forward — even the person who did it.”
Anyone with information in the case is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (513) 352-3040.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Orange County, NY; Chicago, Ill.; Kauai, Hawaii; Bangor, Wisc.; Little Rock, Ark.; High Point, NC; Lexington, Ky.; Helena, Mont.; Denver, Colo.
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.)