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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXXXVII

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Jaylen Hill, 3, victim of fatal hit-and-run in Cincinnati last year.

Jaylen Hill, 3, victim of fatal hit-and-run in Cincinnati last year.


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:

dt.common.streams.StreamServer 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.

And I quote (II)…

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.

And I quote (III)…

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.

And I quote (IV)…

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.

And I quote (V)…

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.)


Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXXXVIII

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Aureliano Villavicencio, critically injured by buck-toothed woman who fled the scene.

Aureliano Villavicencio, critically injured by buck-toothed woman who fled the scene.


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.

3799. Aurora, Colo. June 4. 18-year-old man comatose with serious head trauma after being struck, while bicycling by an SUV which fled the scene; driver said to have “buck teeth.”

3800. Revere, Mass. June 7. 24-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3801. Tulsa, Okla. June 6. Man in his 60s injured when struck by a black vehicle which fled the scene.

3802. Aliquippa, Pa. June 5. 55-year-old woman injured when struck by a which fled the scene.

3803. Louisville, Ky. June 7. 7-year-old girl suffers non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a small red car which fled the scene.

3804. Lakeland, Fla. June 7. 57-year-old man carrying fishing tackle struck and killed by a light-colored Ford Explorer which fled the scene. (UPDATE)

3805. Seattle, Wash. June 8. 54-year-old woman suffers critical injuries when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3806-08. Town of Clarence, NY. June 8. Three injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3809. Escondido, Cal. June. 8. Man fatally struck by a dark-colored SUV, possibly a 1990′s Isuzu Trooper, which fled the scene.

Related stories:

Staples in 7yo hit-and-run victim Jovanni Concepcion's head.

Staples in 7yo hit-and-run victim Jovanni Concepcion’s head.


And I quote (I)…

A Bronx cab company has admitted that one of its drivers struck a 7-year-old and then fled the scene.

The company says a part-time worker taking the place of a driver who was on vacation struck Jovanni Concepcion in front of his Marion Avenue building on Monday. Concepcion needed seven staples in his head after the accident.

The driver told the company he fled the scene because several people, including Concepcion’s mother Beatrice Garzon, were banging on his car. The company says the driver was concerned about his safety and his son, whom he had in the back seat.

And I quote (II)…

A Farmingville woman has been arrested, accused of leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a 14-year-old boy in April, Suffolk County police said.

Police on Thursday arrested Sabrina Jung, 35, on charges of leaving the scene of an incident resulting in serious physical injury without reporting it and third-degree insurance fraud, police said.

And I quote (III)…

Santa Fe police are investigating whether sleep deprivation was a factor in an early-morning accident May 23 that killed a pedestrian on St. Francis Drive, and authorities are continuing to interview the driver who left the scene of the crash.

And I quote (IV)…

Two pedestrians were struck and injured Thursday night in Bethlehem by a hit-and-run driver who told police he drank three beers plus a shot of scotch and thought he had hit a dog, city police said.

The driver, Willie Brickhouse, 61, was later arrested, police said.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Chicago, Ill.; Manassas, Va.; Yorkville, NY; Powder Springs, Ga.; Syracuse, NY; Lincoln, Neb.

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.)

Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXXXIX

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Gavyn Barnett, 2, killed in a hit-and-run in Utah this week. RIP.

Gavyn Barnett, 2, killed in a hit-and-run in Utah this week. RIP.


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.

3810. Sparks, Nev. June 8. Woman injured when struck by a truck which fled the scene.

3811. Forest Acres, SC. June 8. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3812. Manhattan, NY. June 8. Bicyclist seriously injured when struck by an Infiniti.

3813. Fall River, Mass. June 7. 25-year-old man injured when struck by a grey Nissan which fled the scene.

3814. Plainfield, Ct. June 10. 59-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored 1992-97 Isuzu Trooper or Trooper II which fled the scene.

3815. West Valley City, Utah. June 11. 2-year-old boy in a stroller struck and killed by a gray, silver or white sports car with a spoiler fin on its back which fled the scene.

3816-17. Chicago, Ill. June 11. 64-year-old woman and 14-year-old grandson injured when struck by a Pontiac Montana minivan which fled the scene. (Update: Charges)

3818. Overland Park, Kansas. June 10. 18-year-old male critically injured when struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.

3819. Claremont, NH. June 10. 40-year-old woman seriously injured when struck by a maroon-colored station wagon-type, possibly a Subaru which fled the scene.

3820. Harker Heights, Texas. June 9. Woman injured when struck by a small, dark SUV which fled the scene.

3821-23. St. Louis, Mo. June 10. 24-year-old woman (eight months pregnant) and 6-year-old son injured struck by a red Chevy Monte Carlo which fled the scene. (Update: Arrest)

3824. Brooklyn, NY. June 11. Woman bicyclist critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3825. Oak Cliff, Texas. June 11. 61-year-old man pushed in front of car fatally struck by a white vehicle which fled the scene.

3826. Lakewood, Ohio. June 10. Man fatally struck by a public-transit bus which fled the scene.

3827. San Antonio, Texas. June 12. Man injured when struck by a black Ford Expedition which fled the scene.

3828. Essex, Md. June 12. 9-year-old child injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3829. Detroit, Mich. June 12. 4-year-old boy at an ice cream truck injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

Related stories:

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Belton man continues to have an impact on his family and friends even after his death.

A benefit was held Sunday at the Cowtown Mallroom for Leroy “Buddy” Bronson. Bronson died April 6 in a hit-and run-accident. Police said the driver of a 2004 Silver Ford F-150 pickup was traveling at a high rate of speed near the intersection of Bannister and Wornall, when the motorcycle driven by Bronson and the truck collided in the intersection.

Just two years before he died, Bronson’s wife and daughter were killed by a drunk driver. His family said after losing them, Bronson wanted to live everyday to the fullest — whether it was his love for motorcycles or swap meets.

” We’re not going to let him fade away. Just because he is not here, we don’t want to let him fade away. We don’t want him to be just another one of those people who gets lost as a cold case,” said Tyler Russell, Bronson’s step son.

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Steven Arden Bates, 40, called the Redding Police Department around 9:34 a.m. today to turn himself in. Officers said Bates was interviewed after turning himself in and then released as officers continued their investigation.

Police said they identified Bates after officers went to Heather Lane, off Hartnell Avenue, around 11:11 p.m. Friday and found a woman on the ground.

Police determined that she’d been hit by a pickup towing a travel trailer, which had left the area.

The woman died from her injuries, officers said.

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One resident, fearing that he encountered a burglar, fired several warning shots into the air to scare the man away. No one was hit by the bullets, but calls from neighbors to 911 reflected the new developments. Based on the amount of blood on the fleeing suspect’s shirt, neighbors told emergency dispatchers the man appeared to have been shot.

Police later discovered the man’s injuries were from the car accident only. One witness said the man had a large gash across his forehead.

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ST. PETERSBURG — Police on Saturday arrested a 20-year-old man they accuse of being the hit-and-run driver who struck a bicyclist in February.

Timothy Angle of St. Petersburg faces a felony count of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury and two misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and driving with a suspended license.

According to St. Petersburg police, about noon on Feb. 23 Angle was driving at high speeds when he made a right turn at the intersection of 13th Avenue N and 31st Street and plowed into a bicyclist, whose injuries were severe enough that he was taken to a hospital.

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GAUTIER, MS (WLOX) – A Moss Point woman is accused of murdering her husband Saturday night after running over him in the area of River Bend Apartments in Gautier, according to officials.

According to Gautier police Captain Jerry Cooksey, around 8 p.m. Krystal Kersey, 25, ran over her husband Justin Gary Stork, 24, of Pascagoula with a blue Toyota Celica.

Cooksey said Stork was partially underneath the car and partially hanging onto the front of it when she hit him. The suspect eventually crashed her car into a tree with Stork still hanging on. Cooksey said Stork didn’t stop. Witnesses said Kersey fled the area after hitting the tree.

twitomug And I quote (VI)…

Aaron Hartmann, the 23-year-old Riverhead man hit by a car on County Road 105 last month and “left for dead” by a hit-and-run driver later apprehended by Southampton Town Police, is recuperating at home from his injuries. He has a long road ahead of him, said his mother, Linda.

Linda Hartmann described her son as “very depressed” and “very frustrated” by both the physical and cognitive problems he’s dealing with after the May 12 accident, which occurred as he was walking home along the side of the four-line divided highway just before 1 a.m.

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DENVER — Police in Brighton have identified a suspect in a hit-and-run outside a party Sunday morning. Two people were injured.

According to a Brighton Police press release, Isaiah Phillip Twito, 21, of Thornton is being sought in connection with the incident.

And I quote (VIII)…

Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough sentenced Raven to 6½ to 25 years in state prison for the wreck and an unrelated case in which he unwittingly sold prescription morphine to a fellow confidential police informant.

Investigators said Raven, who didn’t have a driver’s license because of four previous arrests for impaired driving, abruptly swerved into the path of motorcyclist Donnie Pizano on Sept. 2 on Route 315 in Pittston Township, killing Pizano, 38, and his passenger, Robin Walsh, 39. Raven then fled.

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Davenport police are investigating a hit-and-run accident in which the driver is the son of a Scott County Sheriff’s sergeant and a Davenport police detective.

Police Maj. Don Schaeffer said Tuesday the Iowa State Patrol was not asked to take over the investigation, because he did not think it was necessary, even though the driver being investigated is Bryce Rasche, the son of Scott County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tara Dinneweth and stepson of Davenport Police Detective Mark Dinneweth.

And I quote (X)…

Is LAPD Chief Charlie Beck More About Spin Than Solving Hit-and-Run Epidemic?

And I quote (XI)…

L.A. Police Commission Approves Questionable LAPD Hit-and-Run Report

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Chicago, Ill.; Plainfield, Ct.; Syracuse, NY; Omaha, Neb.; Hope Twp., Mich.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Quakertown, Pa.; Phoenix, Az.; Moultrie, Ga.; Washington Co., Oreg.; Waco, Texas; Red Bluff, Cal.

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.)

Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXL

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Memorial for hit-and-run victim Carissa Hinz

Memorial for hit-and-run victim Carissa Hinz


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.

3830. Somerset, Mass. June 14. 65-year-old man who used a motorized wheelchair fatally struck by a grey car, possibly a Toyota, which fled the scene.

3831. Chicago, Ill. June 14. 22-year-old woman fatally struck by a dark Honda Accord which fled the scene.

3832-33. Raleigh, NC. June 15. Two 18-year-old women struck, one fatally, by a dark VW sedan which fled the scene. (Update: Arrest)

3834. St. Helena Parish, La. June 15. 21-year-old man fatally struck by a light-colored pickup which fled the scene. (Update: Arrest)

3835-36. Charlotte, NC. Man and woman injured when struck by a metallic black car which fled the scene.

3837. Maywood, NJ. June 13. 51-year-old man injured when struck by a red sedan which fled the scene.

3838. El Paso, Texas. June 16. 16-year-old boy fatally struck by a charcoal-colored SUV which fled the scene.

3839. Woodlawn, NJ. June 16. 26-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.

3840-41. North St. Louis County, Mo. June 16. 2-year-old boy killed and 17-year-old aunt injured when struck by a white SUV with tinted windows which fled the scene.

3842. Newport News, Va. June 16. 54-year-old woman fatally struck by a white pickup with extended cab which fled the scene.

3843. Bridgeton, NJ. June 15. 13-year-old boy injured when struck by a maroon Jeep which fled the scene.

3844. Portland, Oreg. June 16. 59-year-old man on bicycle critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3845. Bronx, NY. June 16. 26-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3846. Thomson Twp., Mich. June 16. 43-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by an Impala or Malibu which fled the scene.

Related stories:

Memorial to 2-year-old boy killed in weekend hit-and-run in Missouri

Memorial to 2-year-old boy killed in weekend hit-and-run in Missouri

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A Chicago man was ordered held in lieu of $75,000 bail Sunday after he allegedly struck an eight-year-old girl with his car Saturday and then drove away.

Patrick T. Washington, 36, of the 11400 block of South Indiana Avenue, faces charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury or death, as well as failing to exercise due care for a pedestrian, according to court records. (H/T Dan F.)

And I quote (II)…

DECATUR — Police say they have found and arrested the driver responsible for the hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a 17-month-old Decatur child.

And I quote (III)…

A Westminster (Colo.) bicyclist has died a week after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said Saturday.

David Hernandez died from injuries at a hospital Saturday morning, said Westminster Police spokeswoman Investigator Cheri Spottke.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Brevard, Fla.; Texarkana, Texas; Columbia, SC; Ocean Springs, Miss.

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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.)

Help Catch The Hit-And-Run SUV That Struck Two Bicyclists Near South Street Last Month

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From a Reddit post:

I’ve come to terms that it’s been a month and we probably won’t find this person, but this is my last effort to do something about it.

Myself and a friend were hit on our bicycles Monday night/ Tuesday morning May 21st by a white SUV (possible Ford Explorer or Expedition,) traveling Westbound on Lombard. As we came down 10th and entered the intersection (having a greenlight,) we were both tossed from our bikes after being struck by the vehicle. Both of us were sent to the hospital and our bikes were destroyed.

I noticed recently in a surveillance video that it looks as though the driver’s side windshield was smashed from hitting us.

FRONT WINDSHIELD:

http://i.imgur.com/Ck4hW9L.png?1

FRONT, running red light at 11th and Lombard:

http://i.imgur.com/HHh2RoU.jpg

BACK:

http://i.imgur.com/GoxGDFJ.jpg

If you guys remember seeing a white SUV in your neighborhood somewhere with a cracked windshield it would help us out. Thanks

So, Philly, if you know anyone who had an inexplicably cracked windshield on their white SUV, turn them in lest you be as big a dirtbag as they are. (H/T @cfarnz)

Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXLI

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David W. Overlin - accused of striking and killing a toddler with his car on June 13, and leaving the scene of the accident.

David W. Overlin – accused of striking and killing a toddler with his car on June 13, and leaving the scene of the accident.


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.

3847. The Acreage, Fla. June 16. 40-year-old woman on bicycle fatally struck by a white or tan 2000-2006 Chevy Tahoe which fled the scene.

3848. San Jose, Cal. June 17. 55-year-old man on bicycle fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3849. Norristown, Pa. June 16. 17-year-old male suffers minor injuries when struck by a grey vehicle which fled the scene.

3850. Indianapolis, Ind. June 17. 48-year-old woman fatally struck by a black or dark blue 2006-2013 Chevrolet Impala which fled the scene.

3851. Lebanon, Pa. June 18. 12-year-old boy suffers minor injuries when struck by a small or medium dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.

3852. Burlington, Vt. June 17. Woman suffers minor injuries when struck by an older model white or gray sedan with Vermont plate which fled the scene.

3853. Norfolk, Va. June 19. 46-year-old father of three struck and killed by a red sedan and yellow mini-van taxi both of which fled the scene.

3854. Aurora, Ill. June 19. 13-year-old boy suffers serious injuries when struck by a dark Nissan which fled the scene.

3855. Donegal Twp., Pa. June 20. 28-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3856. Davie, Fla. June 19. 47-year-old musician struck and killed by a silver/grey Honda Accord which fled the scene.

3857. Colorado Springs, Colo. June 19. 31-year-old woman fatally truck by a 2012 or 2013 Chevrolet Sonic which fled the scene.

3858. Stockton, Cal. June 20. 23-month-old toddler injured when struck by a maroon Chevy Astro van which fled the scene.

3859. S. Buffalo, Pa. June 21. 46-year-old bicyclist injured when struck by a white, 1982 to 1994 Chevy Cavalier or Pontiac Sunfire which fled the scene.

Related stories:

Mourners at memorial for 2-year-old Darion Griffin

Mourners at memorial for 2-year-old Darion Griffin

And I quote (I)…

A 17-year-old driver who police say ran over and killed a toddler Sunday night, then drove off, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

Charles Guice, of the 1700 block of Nemnich Road in unincorporated St. Louis County, was held on $50,000 bail after turning himself in on Monday.

St. Louis County Police Officer Randy Vaughn said the teen told authorities he fled the scene after hitting 2-year-old Darion Griffin on Redman Avenue because he was scared.

Court documents filed Tuesday allege that Guice was speeding and driving without a valid licence at the time of the accident.

And I quote (II)…

Investigators with Louisiana State Police executed a warrant Monday morning to seize the truck owned by the current Livingston Parish School Board president. He was arrested in connection with a deadly hit and run crash that happened Saturday.

The crash happened on LA 43 north of Greensburg in St. Helena Parish around 5 a.m. Saturday. William Iasigi, 21, of Liberty, MS was killed. Authorities said he stopped his truck “in” the southbound lane and was hit when he got out.

Troopers seized the truck from the home of Malcolm Sibley, 65, of Walker. He faces a charge of felony hit and run.

Swanson3 And I quote (III)…

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — A suspect was arrested Monday for the hit-and-run crash that killed a man dribbling a soccer ball along U.S. Highway 101, police said.

Richard Swanson, 42, was on the first leg of a journey from Seattle to Brazil to raise awareness for the One World Futbol charity when he was struck by a vehicle and killed on May 14. The driver left the scene.

Lincoln City police announced Monday they had arrested 52-year-old Scott Von Hiatt of Neskowin, Ore. in connection with Swanson’s death.

And I quote (IV)…

A New Jersey man will go to trial on charges that he ran over his brother in the early hours of March 20, 2011, after a long night of partying.

District Justice Kristina Anzini held all charges for court against Kyle Risko, who held his head in his hands for most of the two-hour hearing Monday.

And I quote (V)…

DECATUR — Bond was set at more than $200,000 Monday for David W. Overlin, the 24-year-old man accused of striking and killing a toddler with his car early Thursday morning and leaving the scene of the accident.

And I quote (VI)…

Chicago police today issued a community alert today seeking the public’s help to locate the driver of a car that fatally struck a 21-year-old woman in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Friday.

And I quote (VII)…

It’s understandable to see how this tragic accident could have happened. Moore’s wheelchair was struck late at night on a narrow road. The street light closest to the accident was not working. Moore’s wheelchair had flags and reflectors, but was not equipped with lights like his previous chair that had to be replaced recently. What is not understandable, however, is how someone could just leave this man for dead. It’s not just a matter of someone not knowing what they hit or even panicking and taking off. If that were the case, this person would have stepped forward by now.

And I quote (VIII)…

A man accused of a hit-and-run in Yakima last week turned himself in and admitted to the crime.

22631264_BG1 And I quote (IX)…

A Fall River man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a Somerset man with cerebral palsy who was operating his electric wheelchair along the side of the road.

Thirty-five-year-old Richard Reis pleaded not guilty Wednesday to leaving the scene of a fatal accident. His bail was set at $10,000.

Prosecutors said Reis told police he was the driver of the car that struck 65-year-old James Moore on Friday night. Police said Reis’ wife called them after getting a reverse 911 call about the accident to say one of the family cars matched the description but had been damaged in a different accident.

And I quote (X)…

Miami Springs Police said Iguaran, 32, got out of his vehicle after the crash and tried to help the trapped corrections officer. When he couldn’t get the victim out, he then fled on foot. “The subject advised he panicked and that’s why he left,” said a Miami Springs Police spokesperson. “He was here to meet a female friend and he said he turned and the crash happened. There is no excuse for people to leave the scene of an accident especially when somebody’s injured. It’s a felony.”

And I quote (XI)…

West Hartford police were able to link a 45-year-old woman in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left a man seriously injured, after following a trail of antifreeze early Friday morning.

And I quote (XII)…

The suspect in a deadly hit and run Thursday night has turned herself in to authorities.

Latisha Gant, 39, surrendered to Baton Rouge Police Friday and was charged with felony hit and run in the case.

The Baton Rouge Police Department said the victim, a 52-year-old man, is believed to be homeless. His name has not been released.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Charlotte, NC; Salem, NJ; Newport News, Va.; Lake Worth, Fla.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Raleigh, NC; Bedford Park, Ill.; Raymondville, Texas; Ocean Springs, Miss.; Westminster, Colo.; Brooklyn, NY; Bayonne, NJ;

KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather

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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 Photo of hit-and-run victim Timothy Grant sent to WSBT by family. (June 24, 2013)

Photo of hit-and-run victim Timothy Grant sent to WSBT by family. (June 24, 2013)


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.

3860. Jersey City, NJ. June 20. 34-year-old woman on a bicycle seriously injured when struck by a dark gold VW which fled the scene. (Update: The victim died; driver arrested.)

3861. St. Martin Parish, La. June 22. 59-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3862. Scranton, Pa. June 22. Woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3863-64. Naperville, Ill. June 20. Two young boys on bicycles injured when struck by a tan and white Honda which fled the scene.

3865. Fontana, Cal. June 17. 20-year-old man suffers serious injuries when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3866. Grand Rapids, Mich. June 23. 45-year-old woman fatally struck by a yellow 1994 Mitsubishi with Michigan license plate CNP7406 which fled the scene, and an ambulance which didn’t.

3867. Mt. Sinai, NY. June 23. 56-year-old woman suffers serious head injuries when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3868. Madison, Wisc. June 22. 29-year-old man suffers non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a dark VW which fled the scene.

3869. Little Rock, Ark. June 24. 11-year-old boy injured when struck by a dark green or grey Toyota which fled the scene.

3870. San Antonio, Texas. June 24. Man killed when struck by numerous vehicles on a highway, all of which fled the scene.

3871. Jacksonville, Fla. 63-year-old man in wheelchair critically injured when struck by the rear tires of a semi which fled the scene.

3872. Salisbury, Md. June 22. 23-year-old man injured when struck by a black Cadillac which fled the scene.

3873. Los Angeles, Cal. June 23. Bicyclist injured when struck by a Toyota which fled the scene.

3874. Houston, Texas. June 22. 22-year-old man fatally struck by a white Chevy Silverado which fled the scene.

3875. Hurst, Texas. June 22. 2-year-old toddler fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene after the driver briefly stopped and spoke to his parents.

3876. Vallejo, Cal. June 24. 47-year-old man fatally struck by a 1998 to 1991 Ford Taurus four-door sedan with silver faded paint which fled the scene.

3877. Milwaukee, Wisc. June 25. 47-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a dark Chevy Impala which fled the scene.

3878. Newport News, Va. June 25. 56-year-old woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3879. Lake City, Fla. June 26. Pedestrian injured when struck by a newer model BMW which fled the scene.

3880. West Palm Beach, Fla. June 25. 45-year-old man struck and killed by a vehicle which fled the scene but was later impounded.

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STOCKTON— Police say they have arrested a man suspected of hitting a 2-year-old boy with a van, then fleeing the scene Thursday.

Alejandro Hernandez, 26, is alleged to have been driving near Jefferson and Grant Streets when he hit a little boy who ran into the street. Witnesses at the scene said that the van was traveling way too fast.

Early Saturday evening, police traffic investigators got a tip that Hernandez was hiding at a home along S San Joaquin Street. Officers paid a visit to the home and found Hernandez hiding in the bathroom.

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Magdalena Lozano is Alan’s mother. She wears her sons Ysleta High School ID around her neck, she said she’s been keeping it close to her heart since last Sunday when she learned her son had been killed.

“This I.D. It’s Alan’s, it’s been with me always since the accident. I feel like Alan’s with me, like he’s with me always and he’s accompanying me everywhere. That’s why I’m carrying it with me everywhere,” said Lozano.

According to police, 16-year old Alan Ordoñez was driving a white 2003 Mercury Marquis on Loop 375 southbound and pulled over to the right shoulder near Rojas to change a flat tire. As Ordoñez was changing the tire, an SUV also traveling south struck Ordoñez and fled the scene. Ordoñez died at the scene as a result of the impact.

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Witnesses who arrived to help Brown said she believed she had hit a deer and even searched for the animal to no avail. Brown was discovered down the road from where the incident occurred.

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The cyclist has been identified as 54-year-old Timothy Grant of Mishawaka. We’re told he was biking to work while wearing a helmet with a red, flashing light on his bike at the time of the crash.

Police took Gonzales into custody about two hours later after he reportedly sped away from the scene.

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OCEAN CITY — A 5-year-old girl who suffered serious head trauma and other injuries after a hit-and-run in Ocean City on Ravens Parade weekend is getting help from other Ravens fans to help her family handle mounting medical bills.

Jalyn Shaw had to be flown to the children’s hospital at Johns Hopkins after being struck at Baltimore Avenue at 18th Street.

The cost alone of the helicopter ride to Baltimore is $10,000, according to Carolyn Kuhn, who is spearheading the fundraiser on behalf of Ocean City-based Ravens Nest 23.

“I heard that, and said, ‘We’ve got to do something,’ ” Kuhn said. “We wanted to do something locally since it happened here. We are doing what we can to help the cause, because it was just so tragic.”

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PIKETON, OH — The manhunt for a suspect who fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash that killed two people, and injured a teenager Monday night is still on-going.

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Two people accused of hitting a 14-year-old girl with a U-Haul truck agreed Monday to have their cases reviewed by the Fayette County grand jury.

The grand jury will determine if there is enough evidence to indict the two, who have been preliminarily charged with several offenses.

Stewart Smith, 34, was charged with driving under the influence, assault and leaving the scene of an accident. Alison Green, a passenger, was charged with possession of controlled substances and tampering with evidence. Both Smith and Green pleaded not guilty.

Smith allegedly was driving the U-Haul when it hit the girl about 2:39 p.m. June 4 on Richmond Road near McDonald’s. The 14-year-old and another teenage girl were crossing Richmond Road, Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said. The other teen was not injured.

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COLUMBIA, SC — Police have identified a suspect in a fatal hit and run accident where the victim was dragged more than 1,600 feet by a van towing a trailer.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Dany Alexander Zuniga-Torres, 29, whose last known address was on the 700 block of Center Street in West Columbia, the Columbia Police Department reported. Zuniga-Torres also has ties to Florida and Honduras, police said.

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Questions surround sentence in hit-and-run death

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Strapped to the railing of the Taylor Street bridge over Highway 87 is a bicycle painted white — a “ghost bike” that honors Glenn Arnold Earnest, the 55-year-old bicyclist who was killed there on June 17.

Earnest’s death disturbs bicyclists because it was the coldest of traffic fatalities, a hit-and-run. The police say they’re looking for a late ’90s early 2000s Dodge Durango or Dakota, silver gray or dirty white, that fled the scene.

“Please someone had to see it,” says a handwritten cardboard note next to the white bike. “Whoever did this to my best friend and family, please turn yourself in.”

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Miami Springs, Fla.; Louisa, Va.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Springfield, Ill.; Jonesboro, Ga.; Upper Macungie, Pa.; Anchorage, Alaska.

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Feliksa Mieszczanski (left) died after being struck by a car Saturday in Salem. Here she is seen with her sister Laura. (From the Boston Globe)

Feliksa Mieszczanski (left) died after being struck by a car Saturday in Salem. Here she is seen with her sister Laura. (From the Boston Globe)

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.

3881. Denton, Texas. June 27. Woman injured when struck by a black SUV or pickup truck which fled the scene.

3882. Castle Shannon, Pa. June 27. 22-year-old woman injured when struck and dragged 40 feet by a dark SUV which fled the scene after the driver got out briefly to check on the victim.

3883. Roseburg, Oreg. June 27. 31-year-old man injured when struck by a semi-trailer which fled the scene.

3884. Surf City, NC. June 27. 48-year-old man injured when struck by a dark grey or black Toyota Camry, 1995-2000, which fled the scene. (Update: Arrests made)

3885. Las Vegas, Nev. June 28. 29-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later surrendered.

3886-87. Henrico, Va. June 28. Two pedestrians injured, one with life-threatening injuries, when struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.

3888. Salem, Mass. June 29. 83-year-old woman fatally struck by a dark Honda or Mazda which fled the scene.

3889. Tyler, Texas. June 29. 32-year-old man injured when struck by a newer-model Dodge Charger which fled the scene.

3890. Mabelton, Ga. June 30. 36-year-old man struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3891. Barnesville, Ga. June 28. 20-year-old woman fatally struck by a Saturn which fled the scene.

3892. Concord, NC. June 28. 35-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

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A Hainesport man has been indicted for fatally striking a 16-year-old boy with his SUV while the youth was walking along the Mount Holly Bypass on May 25, 2012, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.

Kevin Voorhees, age 53, of 2605 Creek Road in Hainesport, New Jersey, was indicted on one count of aggravated manslaughter,vehicular homicide, knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

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SOUTH BEND — A Mishawaka man was badly injured early Thursday morning after a vehicle backed over him as he lay on the ground to avoid gunfire that erupted moments earlier in a crowded parking lot.

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“I can’t believe the court saw fit to give him that kind of bail, that he could easily obtain and be right back out on the street,” said Langlois.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police say they found the vehicle that hit and killed 2-year-old Janaya Solomon in a Southside apartment complex.

Police say they found the vehicle at Leigh Meadows apartments on Sunbeam Road. They have not said if anyone has been arrested.

Officers responded to the Harold House Apartments on the Southside just after 5 p.m. Sunday, in reference to a 2-year-old girl being struck by a car.

The child was transported by rescue crews to UF Health Jacksonville, where she was pronounced dead.

Natalie Parker, the 2-year-old’s mother, says she has six other children but says little Janya Solomon was her baby.

She told Action News on Monday morning that she knew who was behind the wheel of the car that hit and killed her baby and she wants justice. “He just hit her and left her in the road like trash. All I want you to do is turn yourself in because my baby is innocent. She doesn’t deserve this. You took my baby, she doesn’t deserve this,” says Parker.

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14-year-boy detained in hit-and-run at Ayers convenience store; a mother and her 4-year-old daughter were taken to Driscoll Children’s hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Hillsborough, NJ; Mint Hill, NC; Pasadena, Cal.; Covina, Cal.; Newport News, Va.; Lewiston, Maine; Dallas, Texas; Wilmington, NC; Austin, Texas; Eureka, Cal.; Sandy Springs, Ga.

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Memorial for Alisa Horner, killed in a Woodland, Cal. hit-and-run.

Memorial for Alisa Horner, killed in a Woodland, Cal. hit-and-run.


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.

3893. Danville, Ky. June 29. 33-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3894. Fayetteville, Mo. July 1. 52-year-old man suffers serious injuries when struck by a white Taurus which fled the scene. (Updated: Arrest)

3895. Lynbrook, NY. July 2. Woman injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.

3896. Longmont, Texas. July 2. 18-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3897. Columbus, Ohio. July 3. 21-year-old man critically injured when struck by a 2002-04 VW Passat which fled the scene.

3898. St. Charles, Mo. July 3. 17-year-old male killed when struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene but was later caught.

3899. Orlando, Fla. Fourth of July. 30-year-old woman fatally struck by an older, dark-colored Acura which fled the scene.

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No one probably regrets their actions more than a Shandong hit-and-run driver, who was overwhelmed when he found out that the victim he had abandoned at the scene of a traffic accident was his own father.

The driver, identified by his surname, Li, was arrested on a hit-and-run charge over the traffic accident but was released by police so he could go home to take care of his injured father, according to Shandong’s Qilu Evening News.

Early on Sunday morning, Li was driving a Chinese-made Dongfeng minivan in Weifang city when he collided with a scooter, knocking the driver to the ground, the report said.

Without stopping to check the injured driver’s condition, Li fled from the scene and took his minivan to get fixed at an vehicle repair shop.

Police later located Li’s vehicle after they found it matched with the wreckage fragments at the accident scene, and brought him in for questioning.

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SOMERSET — Town police saluted seven of their own for their roles investigating the death of James “Jimmy” Moore, who was struck by a car on June 15.

Three police officers and four dispatchers received commendations at police headquarters on Tuesday, as police Chief Joseph Ferreira praised them for “dedication” and “tenaciousness” after the incident that took the life of the wheelchair-bound 65-year-old.

Ferreira quoted a statement from the family of Moore, a popular lifelong town resident stricken with cerebral palsy but remained fiercely independent.

“Our sincere thanks go to everyone at the Somerset Police Department for your endless pursuit for justice for Jimmy,” it read. “Your efforts in completing the investigation were nothing shy of remarkable.”

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GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) – Gulfport police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 19-year-old Mark Anthony-Dewon Fairley of Gulfport.

Fairley is accused of a hit and run that seriously injured a 21-year-old man Sunday, June 23.

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The unlicensed driver accused of fatally striking a motorcyclist and fleeing the scene this weekend asked his mother and wife to take the blame, police said.

Fremont Mathias Jr., 32, of Monroeville was arraigned Monday morning on charges of homicide by vehicle, causing an accident involving injury or death, driving without a license and other crimes.

Allegheny County police wrote in a criminal complaint that he was driving a Ford F-150 pickup on Hochberg Road in Monroeville when he crossed into oncoming traffic shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday and collided head-on with a motorcycle driven by Lawrence Matvey, 69, of Monroeville.

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MABLETON, Ga. — Cobb County police said Tuesday that they have arrested three of four men tied to the death of a 36-year-old man struck by a car early Sunday morning, and are looking for fourth man.

Investigators said the victim, 36-year-old Joshua Chellew, was hit by a car on Mableton Parkway at about 1 a.m., after they said four men chased Chellew into traffic from a gas station.

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Family members have confirmed that Alisa Horner, the victim of an alleged hit-and-run outside a 7-Eleven on Sunday night, has died from her injuries.

According to Woodland police Lt. Anthony Cucchi, police received a call at 10:12 p.m. that a hit-and-run had occurred in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven convenience store at 1229 East Main St. Upon arrival, officers discovered that Horner, a 57-year-old Woodland resident, had been struck following a possible confrontation at the store.

A number of witnesses said the confrontation happened after the victim asked for a cigarette.

Hit-and-run scumbag Dustin Barger

Hit-and-run scumbag Dustin Barger

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MELBOURNE — Charges will likely be upgraded against a man who police said struck a bicyclist and left the scene.

The hit-and-run crash happened around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Wickham and Lake Washington roads.

Melbourne Police said 27-year-old Denzel White was crossing Wickham Road when he was struck by a Honda Accord driven by Dustin Barger.

Barger, also 27, fled the scene and was detained at the Caribbean Isle Apartments.

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PASCAGOULA — Pascagoula police officer Daniel Snyder turned himself in Wednesday on a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident in the February death of a 16-year-old Gulf Park Estates girl.

A grand jury indicted Snyder and he was arrested when he turned himself in to the sheriff’s office and Circuit Clerk Joe Martin.

Circuit Judge Dale Harkey set his bond at $7,500, and he was freed.

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PEORIA — Police have released the name of a Metamora man accused of driving a car that caused a hit-and-run accident Sunday on War Memorial Drive and sent two motorcyclists to the hospital.

Timothy Burkhardt, 24, 220 N. Davenport St. in Metamora is being sought by police.

Witnesses told police a silver Grand Prix was driving westbound at 6 p.m. Sunday speeding and weaving in and out of traffic before the driver lost control, rear-ended a westbound vehicle and spun into oncoming traffic.

The rear end of the Grand Prix then struck a three-wheeled motorcycle, knocking it down an embankment in the 1700 block of War Memorial Drive.

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A woman was arrested Tuesday night for the hit-and-run accident that killed a 20-year-old college student Saturday night.

Bobbie Jo Sumner, 39, was taken into custody for allegedly fatally striking Alexandra Desir, of Locust Grove, with her car as Desir was walking on Rosa Avenue in Barnesville, according to Ginger Story with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office.

After police arrested Sumner, her ex-boyfriend Robert King was arrested for his suspected connection to the case, Story said.

Desir, a student at Gordon State College in Barnesville, was walking to her job at Huddle House when she was hit, a school official said.

“We are all heartbroken at the tragic loss of this young woman’s life,” Gordon State spokeswoman Tamara Boatwright previously said.

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AUSTIN — Austin police say the driver who slammed into a laundromat and put an employee in the hospital is facing additional charges. The victim died Tuesday. Family and friends have a donation can at DJ’s Food and Gas to help with medical and funeral expenses.

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Two weeks after a white Ford pickup reportedly hit him from behind at 60 mph, postal driver Mike Cooley is still in critical condition at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and the person whose actions nearly killed him is still at large.

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(CBS) The 22-year-old suspect in a fatal hit-and-run accident is the daughter of a veteran Los Angeles police officer, CBS LA reports.

Police allege Vanessa Marie Yanez, 22, was behind the wheel June 26 when her car struck bicyclist Jesse Dotson on a Los Angeles street.

The driver fled, according to the report. Dotson, who suffered serious head injuries, was transferred to a hospital where he died June 29.

Police reportedly found the suspect’s car at a home less than a mile away from the accident scene. The car matched the description of a vehicle Yanez had reported missing, CBS LA reports.

Yanez is reportedly the daughter of Sgt. Arturo Yanez, a 30-year LAPD veteran.

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MUSKEGON, MI — A 1-year-old Muskegon boy narrowly escaped serious injury recently when the stroller he was riding in was struck by a van that drove off and began to drag the stroller behind it, police said.

The baby’s mother managed to snatch the boy from the stroller before the van drove off, police said.

The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on June 25, a Tuesday, in the parking lot of Sam’s Drink All, 1500 S. Getty St., in Muskegon.

As of Tuesday, July 2, the driver of the gold van had not yet been identified. Police are hoping anyone who may have witnessed the hit-and-run incident will contact them with information.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Greenacres, Fla.; Boise, Idaho; Las Cruces, NM; Normal, Ill.; Woodland, Cal.; Louisville, Ky.; Nashville, Tenn.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Louisa, Va.; Ft. Worth, Texas; Gardena, Cal.; Phoenix, Az.; Baton Rouge, La.; Mt. Joy, Pa.; Bourne, Mass.

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Meridian, Miss. hit-and-run scene.

Meridian, Miss. hit-and-run scene.


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.

3900. Minneapolis, Minn. July 2. 24-year-old woman riding a bicycle fatally struck by a which fled the scene. (Update: Arrest)

3901. Waco, Texas. Fourth of July. Man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a red 2000s model Pontiac Grand Am which fled the scene.

3902. New Orleans, La. July 5.

3903. Traverse City, Mich. July 5. 29-year-old woman on bicycle fatally struck by a dark-colored SUV or pickup truck which fled the scene.

3904. Meridian, Miss. Fourth of July. Man suffers serious injuries when struck by a Ford Explorer or similar vehicle which fled the scene.

3905. Yakima, Wash. Fourth of July. 20-year-old man suffers serious injuries when struck by a Hondq Accord which fled the scene and was later found abandoned.

3906. Odessa, Texas. July 5. 33-year-old man suffers serious injuries when struck by a beige 1999 GMC Yukon Denali which fled the scene.

3907-09. Wichita, Kan. July 5. A 50-year-old and horse were killed and 4-year-old boy injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.

3910-11. San Antonio, Texas. July 6. 44-year-old man killed and 42-year-old woman injured when struck by a motorcycle which fled the scene. Arrest made later that day.

3912-13. Tahlequah, Okla. July 7. One boy killed and another injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later turned self in.

3914. Pueblo, Colo. July 6. 17-year-old girl injured when struck by a 1982 to 1995 dark color Chevy or GMC S-10 pickup truck which fled the scene.

3915. Springfield, Mo. July 7. Woman injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3916. Rockford, Ill. July 6. Unidentified man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

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New Orleans, La. – Investigators are looking for a driver who hit and killed a New Orleans police officer Sunday morning on the high rise. The reward for information in the case has been increased to $5,000.

Investigators said off-duty Officer Rodney Thomas, 52, was involved in an accident on the bridge at about 1 a.m. and had stepped out of his personal vehicle to check on the other driver when he was struck.

Thomas was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Investigators are looking for a white 2011 or 2012 Porsche Panamera that fled eastbound toward Slidell after striking the officer. It is not known if the car has local or out-of-state plates.

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GARDENA (CBSLA.com) — The 22-year-old daughter of a veteran Los Angeles police sergeant has been released after being arrested in connection with the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist.

Vanessa Marie Yanez had been booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, perjury, filing a false report, and felony hit and run in the death of 60-year-old Jesse Dotson at Vermont Avenue and El Segundo on June 26, according to Gardena police Lieutenant Steve Prendergast.

Lt. Prendergast is part of Gardena’s Traffic Division, which has taking charge of the investigation.

Vanessa Yanez is the daughter of LAPD Sgt. Arturo Yanez, a veteran on the force of over 30 years. Even though the investigation is directed toward Vanessa Yanez, her father owns the vehicle involved in the fatal collision, and has been interviewed by detectives.

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Police filed additional charges against a Niverville in connection with an April ATV accident in Kinderhook that sent a teenage girl in the hospital. in Kinderhook.

Police arrested 22-year-old Trevor Zolner on April 22 and charged him with driving while intoxicated after an ATV he was suspected of driving was involved in a hit-and-run accident that left a 16-year-old girl with a severely fractured right leg, kidney and liver injuries, multiple pelvic fractures and a concussion.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Little Rock, Ark.; Hudson Falls, NY; San Clemente, Cal.; Federal Way, Iowa; Bronx, NY; Venice Beach, Cal.; West Valley City, Utah; Easton, Md.

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9-year-old struck by vehicle in St. Clair, Mo.

9-year-old struck by vehicle in St. Clair, Mo.


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.

3917. Montclair, NJ. July 8. 18-year-old man injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.

3918. Knoxville, Tenn. July 8. Pedestrian struck and killed by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3919. Des Moines, Iowa. July 8. Bicyclist struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3920. Athens, Ga. July 8. 63-year-old woman injured when struck by a maroon SUV which fled the scene.

3921. Durham, NC. July 8. Man on bicycle fatally struck by a dark colored, possibly burgundy, late 1990′s or early 2000 model sedan which fled the scene.

3922. Schererville, Ind. July 11. Boy on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.

3923. Eunice, La. July 11. 4-year-old girl injured when struck by a late 90′s to early 2000 gray single cab Ford pick up which fled the scene.

3924. Frederick, Md. July 10. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3925. Pelham Manor, NY. July 10. 14-year-old autistic boy struck by a dark blue Acura sedan which fled the scene.

3926. St. Clair, Mo. July 11. 9-year-old boy critically injured when struck by a late 90s silver or gray Pontiac Grand Am or Grand Prix or a Chevrolet Malibu which fled the scene.

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A confession to a friend that someone “messed up.” A pre-dawn visit to an auto body shop. Bloody towels stuffed into garbage cans. Three men wasted no time conspiring to cover up the hit-and-run that killed New Orleans police officer Rodney Thomas on Interstate 10 on Sunday morning, the NOPD said Tuesday.

Following the arrests of Justin McKey, Kenneth Halley and Bill Cager, court records revealed what NOPD Superintendent Ronal Serpas referred to as the “web of deception” surrounding the death of Thomas in the middle of the night on a stretch of I-10.

McKey, 25, who confessed to being behind the wheel of the Porsche that struck and killed Thomas at 12:44 a.m., told police he didn’t see Thomas because it was “dark and I was driving in and out.” But court documents and witness statements portray a much more brutal scenario.

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MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) – Madison Police arrested 26-year-old Bethany Paige Schrimsher in connection with a Monday morning hit-and-run involving a bicyclist.

Police say Schrimsher hit 20-year-old Richard Claus II at 4 a.m. Monday on Madison Boulevard near Research Park Boulevard.

A police say a tipster led them to the information needed to secure the arrest.

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A former member of the Vice Lords drug gang has been charged with vehicular homicide in the hit-and-run death of a 65-year-old pedestrian in East Knoxville, police said.

Scott Eric Wilson, 34, was arrested Tuesday morning at his girlfriend’s residence on Glenwood Avenue by officers acting on tips from the public, said Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk.

Wilson’s 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood was discovered “parked about a block away from his girlfriend’s home,” DeBusk said.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Amid the marvel of nearly all aboard Asiana Flight 214 surviving a crash landing, authorities here are investigating an unspeakable tragedy that may have unfolded during the frantic rescue — whether a teenage girl made it out of the plane only to be run over by a rescue vehicle.

San Francisco police said Tuesday the department’s hit-and-run unit is investigating the death of a 16-year-old Chinese girl who might have been killed accidentally on the runway Saturday by a fire truck racing to the scene.

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The Traverse City community will gather to celebrate the life of a woman killed in a hit and run, while the search for the person responsible for her death continues.

Kelly Boyce Hurlbert was hit while riding her bike on Washington Street just before 2am July 5. Police say after she was hit, she was dragged by the vehicle for more than 1 1/2 blocks. Hurlbert had left work at North Peak Brewing Company and was just a block away from her home where she was left. She died a short time later at the hospital.

Family and friends will gather at one of Hurlbert’s favorite places, F&M Park, to celebrate her life.

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A woman who was being questioned about a hit and run set fire to her truck Tuesday afternoon near Fair Park, police said.

Shirley Ann Batts, 46, was arrested after her truck caught fire in the 3500 block of Ash Lane. Police said they had detained Batts at about 2:45 p.m. when she went back to the truck, identified as a “tractor trailor” in a report, to get her purse. Minutes later, the truck cab erupted in flames, police said.

Batts is being held at the Dallas County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. She faces an arson charge.

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MUSKEGON, MI — An arrest warrant has been authorized for a man police believe was the driver in a high-profile June 25 hit-and-run accident in Muskegon involving a baby stroller that was dragged with the child still in it, police said.

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The man whose dog found a body in the Brighton State Recreation Area late Thursday morning said it appeared the man had simply “laid down” against the tree where he died.

Michigan State Police spent the rest of the day processing the scene. By evening, they could say the body was that of a man approximately 30 years old. It appeared he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Howell police confirmed that Willey was a suspect in a July 4 hit-and-run crash that sent one woman to an area hospital. Police were seeking charges, which had not been authorized as of today.

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Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a nearly eight-year-old cold case.

Troopers say someone ran off the right side of US 31 West near Franklin the night of Sept. 25, 2005 and struck two men riding their bicycles home from work at Cracker Barrel.

Troopers say Angel Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene. The second man, Luis Rodriguez, was taken to Vanderbilt hospital in Nashville where he recovered from his injuries.

Investigators concluded that it is likely the car involved was a 1982 or 1983 Honda Accord.

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A Fairfax County police officer has been charged with hit-and-run and filing a false police report after he crashed his cruiser into a utility pole and said another driver hit him.

Carl Joseph Biggs initially told officers the May 12 crash on Gallows Road occurred when an unknown vehicle struck his police cruiser in the back, causing the cruiser to spin and hit the utility pole.

And I quote (XI)…

A Storm Lake, Iowa, woman faces criminals charges for running her vehicle into her son following an argument, police said Friday.

And I quote (XII)…

“I went to the gas station to get coffee because it was a little chilly and the bus didn’t come right away and then I hit the parking lot and I don’t remember nothing,” Hostos said.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Minneapolis, Minn.; Tillamook, Oreg.; Pueblo, Colo.; Albemarle, Va.; Madison, Ala.; Marigny, La.; Wichita, Kansas; Watsonville, Cal.; New Bedford, Mass.; Virginia Beach, Va.; Dallas, Texas; Chico, Cal.; St. Paul, Minn.; New Albany, Ohio; Anchorage, Alaska; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Yakima, Wash.; Terryville, NY.

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Mother of 9-year-old killed in a Mo. hit-and-run


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.

3927. Seattle, Wash. July 13. Man in his 40s injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3928. Fresno, Cal. July 13. 82-year-old man watering his lawn struck and killed by a drunken parolee who fled the scene but was later caught.

3930. Salem, Utah. July 13. 17-year-old male fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3931. Cahokia, Mo. July 12. 9-year-old boy fatally struck by a late ’90s Pontiac or Chevy Malibu which fled the scene.

3932. Walton Co., Ga. July 13. 76-year-old man critically injured when struck by a Ford SUV which fled the scene.

3933. Chicago, Ill. July 14. 51-year-old man fatally struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.

3934. South Bend, Ind. July 13. 27-year-old man injured when struck by a green van which fled the scene.

3935. Ann Arbor, Mich. July 10. 23-year-old woman injured struck by a vehicle, possibly a Jeep, which fled the scene.

3936. Berkeley, Cal. July 15. Man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3937. Lexington, Ky. July 15. Man injured when struck by a dark sedan which fled the scene.

3938. Milwaukee, Wisc. July 15. Pedestrian injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

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Marwan_Maalouf_20130713223359_320_240 And I quote (I)…

FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ – The family of a Valley doctor, killed by a hit and run driver, says anything less than five years in jail for the man who did it would be a crime.

Nicholas Linsk changed his plea to guilty last week, for leaving the scene of an accident in October, 2012.

Police say Linsk’s truck hit Dr. Marwan Maalouf who was riding his bike in Fountain Hills, They say Linsk never stopped to check on the bicyclist.

A passing driver found Maalouf and his shattered bike, but it was too late.

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A Centereach woman has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Terryville on Thursday, Suffolk County police said.

Janice Montalvo, 54, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

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The victim in a Fayetteville hit-and-run car crash from earlier this month died Friday, almost two weeks after the collision.

Gary Todd O’Neal, 52, died at 12:15 a.m. at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., according to a family member. O’Neal was taken by helicopter to the hospital July 1 after being struck by a car police say was driven by Maurice Deshaun Evans.

And I quote (IV)…

State police are investigating the death of a Melcroft man who was killed in a hit-and-run accident that occurred in the dark along a country road in Bullskin Township six years ago.

Phillip F. Miller, 26, was killed along Englishman Hill Road on July 7, 2007, said Trooper John F. Marshall, who oversees the cold case investigations for the state police station in Uniontown. Marshall said Miller was found around 1:50 a.m., face down in the middle of the southbound lane.

And I quote (V)…

Bicyclist Benjamin Torres was killed in a hit-and-run collision last October in Gardena, and his friends and family wanted to know about the status of the police investigation. So as they rode together last week in solidarity to Gardena City Hall, guess what the cops do? Yeah, they pulled them over.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Oak Park, Ill.; Reedsburg, Wisc.; Muskegon, Mich.; Owasso, Okla.; Federal Heights, Colo.; Vallejo, Cal.; Warwick, RI; Alpharetta, Ga.; Scottsdale, Ariz.

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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.

3939. Memphis, Tenn. July 14. 15-year-old boy on bicycle fatally struck by a gold SUV with tinted windows and white lettering across the back windows which fled the scene.

3940. Frankford, Del. July 16. 38-year-old man riding a bicycle injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3941. Hoboken, NJ. July 12. 33-year-old woman injured when struck by a blue or grey SUV which fled the scene.

3942. Norman, Okla. July 16. 79-year-old man suffers critical injuries when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3943. Woodbridge, Va. July 16. 21-year-old man injured when struck by a newer-model dark Chevy sedan which fled the scene.

3944. Fayetteville, Ark. July 17. Unidentified man killed when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3945. San Francisco, Cal. July 16. 59-year-old woman suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.

3946. Chicago, Ill. July 18. 77-year-old man struck and killed by a dark-colored, two-door Mercedes C230 which fled the scene.

3947. Riverhead, NY. July. 26-year-old woman fatally struck by a 2000 Cadillac Deville which fled the scene.

3948. Boise, Idaho. July 18. 15-year-old boy injured when struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.

3949. Lawton, Okla. July 18. Jogger injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.

3950-53. Philadelphia, Pa. July 16. 28-year-old woman and her 7-month, 23-month and 4-year-old sons were killed by an allegedly drag-racing vehicle which fled the scene and was later apprehended, along with a second vehicle.

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And I quote (I)…

Stacia Parlanti, 35, was killed on March 30th when she was hit near the intersection of Mahoney and Black Road.

Parlanti was five months pregnant with a boy.

The Santa Maria Police Department’s traffic supervisor says there were no witnesses and no significant evidence left at the scene that could help investigators determine to what happened there the night Parlanti was killed.

And I quote (II)…

WACO (July 16, 2013)—David Means, 19, was in custody Tuesday, charged with one count of attempted murder and three counts of aggravated assault in a hit-and-run after Waco’s annual Fourth on the Brazos celebration that left a man with life-threatening injuries.

The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Means Tuesday in Bell County.

He was in the Bell County Jail Tuesday afternoon in lieu of bonds totaling $600,000.

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CAHOKIA, IL (KTVI)– Police are searching for a teen believed to be connected in the hit-and-run death of a Cahokia boy last Thursday.

Nine-year old Fabian Teson died of his injuries after he was hit while riding his bike.

Right now investigators are looking for 17-year-old Kevin Powell. At this point he’s only a person of interest. Sheriff Watson also says they found a car at Laclede’s Landing in St. Louis that could be part of the incident.

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LILBURN, Ga. — Police are still looking for the driver of a white commercial truck that struck Sherill Watson in March at the intersection of Lavista and Montreal roads.

Watson, 55, emerged from a coma, but is now in hospice care.

A police spokesperson told Channel 2 Action News the detective assigned to the case spent the day in training and wasn’t able to provide an update on the investigation.

“She only has like a couple of weeks left,” said a Sherril Watson’s niece, Alicia Watson. “It makes me angry. It makes me very, very angry because how could you hit somebody and just leave the scene of an accident?”

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The man accused of driving drunk and critically injuring a Cherokee County woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday in an Athens courtroom.

William Wilson Heaton Jr., 23, is accused of striking Emily Bowman, then 19, in February as she walked with friends. Heaton allegedly did not stop after hitting Bowman, but his pickup truck was later located at a nearby apartment complex, police previously said. An open bottle of alcohol was found inside the truck’s cab and beer cans were in the back, according to police.

Bowman underwent emergency brain surgery after the crash and was in a coma for three weeks before being transferred to the Shepherd Center in Buckhead. Earlier this month, Bowman returned to her Cherokee County home, where she requires constant care.

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MYRTLE BEACH — Charges against a Loris man were upgraded Tuesday evening after a bicyclist, who was hurt in a crash on Ocean Boulevard involving the men nearly a week ago, died, according to authorities.

James Junior Littles, 46, was charged with hit and run in an accident with death and surrendered to Myrtle Beach police about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report. At 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Littles remained at the Myrtle Beach Jail pending a bond hearing.

The charges were upgraded after the 75-year-old victim in the crash, Jimmy Ray Westmoreland, died at 7:49 p.m. July 12 from a head injury due to blunt force trauma, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said.

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Lake Zurich police again are seeking the public’s help in finding the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a teenage girl while she walked to Alpine Fest two years ago.

Police Cmdr. David Bradstreet said two large banners will go up off north- and southbound Church Street, calling attention to the crash that claimed the life of Gabriella Drozdz, 18, and injured two other teenage girls about 9:15 p.m. on July 22, 2011. Police made a similar effort last year.

Bradstreet said the campaign is designed to coincide with this weekend’s Alpine Fest, starting Friday at Lion Fred Blau Park in downtown Lake Zurich, so visitors will be reminded of the tragedy and that the driver remains at large. The same banner used by police has been placed by Drozdz’s family near St. Francis de Sales Parish at Buesching Road and Route 22 in Lake Zurich.

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Waco police arrested a 24-year-old man Thursday afternoon with felony warrants related to an alleged hit-and-run wreck that left a 73-year-old woman in critical condition.

Justin Toyin Onalaja faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing bodily injury and two counts of failure to stop and render aid in the June 10 incident in South Waco.

Warrants for his arrest in the wreck, which occurred at South 12th Street and James Avenue, were issued last week, but Onajala was “not cooperating with law enforcement to turn himself in,” said Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton. He was arrested without incident at his home around 1:20 p.m.

Two women were injured in the wreck: 26-year-old Patricia Melendez, who was treated at a local hospital and released, and 73-year-old Irene Ramos, who is in an “unconscious state” and will be transferred to a nursing home, officials said.

And I quote (VIII)…

A Gwinnett County man with a history of arrests is jailed on charges that he killed a mother and daughter in a drunken hit-and-run with his pickup truck.

And I quote (IX)…

A woman who was the victim of a June 23 hit and run on Long Island died from her injuries Wednesday.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Menlo Park, Cal.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Tyler, Texas; Eau Claire, Wisc.; Merced, Cal.

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Marion, Mass. hit-and-run victim being treated

Marion, Mass. hit-and-run victim being treated


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.

3954. Killeen, Texas. July 18. 54-year-old woman fatally struck by a 2002-05 Dodge 1500 which fled the scene.

3955. Washington Twp., NJ. July 20. Police officer injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene.

3956. Anchorage, Alaska. July 20. 18-year-old man critically injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.

3957. Seattle, Wash. July 19. 15-year-old boy injured when struck by a charcoal or grey Honda which fled the scene.

3958. Los Angeles, Cal. July 20. 18-year-old man fatally struck by a Mercedes which fled the scene.

3959. Trenton, Tenn. July 19. 74-year-old man fatally struck by a white Chevrolet S-10, S-15 or Sonoma type pick up truck which fled the scene.

3960. Corpus Christi, Texas. July 20. Jogger injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.

3961. Northwest Miami-Dade, Fla. July 20. Unidentified woman fatally struck by a black car which fled the scene.

3962. Iredell Co., NC. July 20. Unidentified woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3963. Marion, Mass. July 21. Woman injured and dog killed when struck by a bluish/green, older model Toyota or Honda sedan which fled the scene.

3964. Omaha, Neb. July 21. 22-year-old man injured when struck by a Suzuki motorcycle which fled the scene.

3965. Orange, NJ. July 21. 28-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3966. Bronx, NY. July 21. 19-year-old man injured when struck by a white Ford which fled the scene but was later caught.

3967. Lincoln Park, Mich. July 21. 2-year-old boy fatally struck by an unidentified vehice which fled the scene.

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072113newlywed001 And I quote (I)…

A heartbroken Minnesota groom is in intensive care in a Boston hospital in the wake of the senseless New Hampshire drunken hit-and-run that stole the life of his new bride, authorities and relatives said yesterday.

“The two of them spent 10 years getting together,” said Jonnie Kunce, mother of bride Leah Fonda, “and they got to have eight days of being married.”

On Saturday at about 4:27 p.m., Brian Preiss, 30, of St. Paul, Minn., and his bride of one week, Leah Fonda, 30, longtime lovebirds and both Mall of America amusement park workers, were on their way to Niagara Falls when a car careened into their lane and struck them “in a near head-on fashion” on Route 4 in Rollinsford, said New Hampshire state police.

And I quote (II)…

Athens-Clarke police on Friday announced a reward in their search for the driver of an SUV who ran over a 63-year-old Athens woman this month and left the scene.

The woman was walking in the parking lot outside Kroger off College Station Road shortly after 11 p.m. when struck from behind by the SUV, according to police.

The vehicle stopped momentarily, but then accelerated forward and ran over the victim a second time, police said.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A driver who police said deliberately ran down another man has been caught.

Daytona Beach police had been working to solve the deadly hit-and-run since May.

Daytona Beach Police Chief Michael Chitwood said Michael Edmonds’ girlfriend, Christine Arnold, protected him throughout their investigation through lies and efforts to thwart detectives.

12460269 And I quote (IV)…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A three-year-old girl is dead after being hit by a car in a hit-and-run accident. Police say the driver of the car actually stopped, got out and moved the girl, then drove off.

Police say the driver of the vehicle, 53-year-old Eric Clayton, turned himself in.

And I quote (V)…

“All I can think of is that he died all by himself. Nobody was there for him,” his father said. “I wonder a lot if he would have stopped, helped him, maybe there was something he could have done.”

And I quote (VI)…

LA VERGNE — Advanced technology helps police crack many cases, but the Tennessee Highway Patrol says simple cellphone photos were the key in helping identify the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run Saturday morning in Rutherford County.

Images on the phone, found lying on the ground near the crash, matched witness descriptions of the man running away from the scene after he drove the wrong way on Interstate 24 and slammed into another car, killing one passenger, police said. The collision also injured the driver and two passengers in the victims’ car.

The THP confirmed the phone belonged to Ruben Prado Pena, 35, of Nashville, by calling his wife.

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The city of Berkeley has replaced a previously stolen sign near the overpass of Interstate 80 at University Avenue where a fatal hit-and-run accident took place early on the morning of July 15.

The sign, which read “Pedestrians, bicycles, motor driven cycles prohibited,” was illegally removed and recently replaced, according to Pamela Embry, senior management analyst at the Berkeley city manager’s office.

Berkeley police confirmed the hit-and-run incident and are still looking for the suspect and a description of the vehicle. An officer discovered the victim’s body while driving on the overpass on patrol at 5:10 a.m. and called the Berkeley Fire Department for medical assistance.

The identity of the hit-and-run victim was revealed to be John Patrick Miller, a 46-year-old homeless man. Miller was identified Wednesday by the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau. No updates on the driver or a description of the vehicle have been made at this time.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Stockton, Cal.; Sherwood, Ark.; Mabelton, Ga.; Irvine, Cal.; Hialeah, Fla.; Fountain Inn, SC.

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His license suspended for a fatal hit-and-run, Antonio Cellestine decided to go for a spin the other day anyhow.

His license suspended for a fatal hit-and-run, Antonio Cellestine decided to go for a spin the other day anyhow.


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.

3968-69. Campbell, Cal. July 20. 20-year-old female and 32-year-old male bicyclists injured when struck by a dark Honda which fled the scene.

3970. Rochester, Minn. July 20. 6-year-old on bicycle injured when struck by a white four-door sedan which fled the scene.

3971. West Palm Beach, Fla. July 21. 49-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a 1999 to 2004 gold four-door Hyundai Sonata which fled the scene.

3972. Queens, NY. July 24. 18-year-old man badly injured when struck by a black Honda which fled the scene but was found ditched a few blocks away.

3973-74. Panorama City, Cal. July 24. Woman and 2-year-old daughter in stroller injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene; driver later arrested.

3975-76. Indianapolis, Ind. July 24. 64-year-old man and 56-year-old woman on moped seriously injured when struck by a maroon SUV which fled the scene.

3977. Woodbridge, NJ. July 24. 39-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.

3978. Philadelphia, Pa. July 18. 52-year-old man injured when struck by an unknown vehicle which fled the scene.

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CORPUS CHRISTI – Police Chief Floyd Simpson is speaking-up about the high number of hit and runs in Corpus Christi. He’s asking resident to be more careful to help reverse the deadly trend.

“We’re imploring, begging, pleading the community to stop it. Just stop it,” said Chief Simpson.

In the past year, Police Chief Floyd Simpson, says there have been 1,026 hit and runs in Corpus Christi. 100 of those hit and runs involved people on foot or riding bicycles. Officers says 14 people have died as a result of hit and run drivers this year.

“We’ve already lost… lives to drivers who are plowing people over, not stopping to render aid, texting,” said Chief Simpson.

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An hour after a horrific hit-and-run crash at a bus stop that sent a man hurtling through a restaurant drive-through Sunday, Hialeah police had their first clue: a banged-up car being towed a mile away.

A bulletin crackling over the police radio led Officer Manuel Diez to the car, a Toyota Camry with a flat tire. The driver, Henry Paz, 27, was arrested late Sunday.

For his quick work, Diez will be considered for officer of the month and a prize of a day off and a special badge, said police spokesman Carl Zogby.

Sunday night’s crash in front of a Pollo Tropical, in full view of diners inside, killed one man and severely injured another as the car plowed into a sidewalk bus bench at West 49th Street and 16th Avenue.

And I quote (III)…

“The next thing I know I’m on the ground with another woman and looking at the shoes- we had several pairs of flip flops in the road trying to figure out how did they get here?”

And I quote (IV)…

In New Orleans, over the past three years, about 18 percent of drivers involved in fatal accidents have left the scene. In the nation as a whole, only about 4 percent of drivers involved in fatal crashes leave the scene.

And I quote (V)…

When McIntyre was interviewed at the hospital, she said Wollenzien attacked her at the party and she defended herself. Both threw punches and struck each other, she said. She also said she was struck by the silver car after she got out of the other car, but she didn’t remember why she got out of the car or where she was going because she was “heavily intoxicated,” the complaint said.

And I quote (VI)…

CORPUS CHRISTI — Safety conscious cyclists are used to wearing a lot of gear when they hit the road. Now, Corpus Christi police are suggesting they add backward facing cameras to that list. It’s all part of an effort to help police track down hit and run drivers.

And I quote (VII)…

VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) – A man who struck and killed a Hudson’s Bay High School teacher in 2009 is facing new charges after getting back behind the wheel.

And I quote (VIII)…

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding the man they say was driving a car that hit a pole Saturday in Sioux Falls, resulting in the discovery of a mobile meth lab.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Virginia Beach, Va.; Baton Rouge, La.; Marion, Mass.; Omaha, Neb.; West Deptford, NJ; Easton, Pa.; Eureka, Cal.; Phoenix, Az.; Miami, Fla.; Danbury, Ct.; Canton, Ohio; Newark, Del.; Amarillo, Texas; Rochester, Minn.; Minneapolis, Minn.

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July 25, hit-and-run, Philadelphia

July 25, hit-and-run, Philadelphia


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3979. Philadelphia, PA. July 25. 4-year-old boy injured when struck by a silver Dodge Nitro which fled the scene.

3980-81. Detroit, Mich. July 27. Two men fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene. (h/t @RJWinfield)

3982. Virginia Beach, Va. July 27. Man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a grey full-sized pickup truck which fled the scene.

3983-84. Malibu, Cal. July 27. Woman and 3-year-old son injured when struck by a silver or grey vehicle (possibly a small SUV) which fled the scene.

3985. Queens, NY. July 27. Woman fatally struck by a truck which fled the scene.

3986. Huntington, WV. July 26. Woman injured when struck by a red pickup truck which fled the scene.

3987. Chicago, Ill. July 27. Pedestrian injured when struck by an SUV, involved in a collision, which fled the scene.

3988. Santee, Cal. July 27. Woman injured when struck by an older-model Acura coupe which fled the scene.

3989. Portland, Oreg. July 27. 9-year-old girl on bicycle injured when struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene.

3990. New Castle, Del. July 26. 19-year-old woman injured when struck by a truck which fled the scene.

3991. Green Bay, Wisc. July 27. 27-year-old man injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later caught.

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LONGMONT — The mother of a teenager who died in a hit-and-run crash on New Year’s Eve could choose to sue the city of Longmont and the Longmont police for $2 million because police let the boy go after finding him intoxicated before his death, according to an intent-to-sue notice filed with the city.

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Baton Rouge police arrested a 30-year-old woman Friday night who is suspected of fleeing a fatal accident on Old Hammond Highway.

Chasitie Adams, a resident of the 1200 block of Deer Ridge Avenue, was arrested after authorities found her gray Volkswagen Jetta abandoned in a parking lot near the 9200 block of Florida Boulevard, near Monterey Boulevard, police said.

She is suspected of hitting 40-year-old Baton Rouge resident Sothy Lieu on Thursday night as he walked across Old Hammond Highway near Boulevard De Province. Another car had stopped to let him cross, and police say Adams drove around the other car and hit Lieu.

And I quote (III)…

The pedestrian struck during a Webster hit-and-run reportedly took acid before the accident.

And I quote (IV)…

Detectives have identified but not arrested a hit-and-run driver accused of fatally striking an 18-year-old in South Los Angeles last week, authorities said Saturday.

The suspected driver, whose name hasn’t been released, was speeding at the time when he or she fatally struck Markeise Parish on July 22 in a Mercedes Benz as the teen crossed Crenshaw Boulevard at 78th Place, police said.

The car was found abandoned not far from the crash scene.

A fundraiser for Parish, a popular member of the community whom family members described as a rising sports star, was held Saturday to help pay for the costs of his funeral expenses.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Chehalis, Wash.; Odessa, Texas; Omaha, Neb.; Flint, Mich.; Chatham, Mass.

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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Hit-and-run victim Randy Murchison

Hit-and-run victim Randy Murchison


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.

3992. Dearborn Heights, Mich. July 29. Man injured when struck by a Ford Windstar which fled the scene.

3993. North Hampton, NY. July 29. Pedestrian suffers non-life-threatening injuries when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

3994-96. Denver, Colo. Three people standing at a bus stop injured when struck by a vehicle from which the driver fled the scene but was later arrested.

3997. Richmond, Va. July 28. Man suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by a full-sized pickup truck which fled the scene.

3998. Avondale, Ohio. July 27. Woman seriously injured when struck by a dark Toyota sedan which fled the scene.

3999. Norristown, Pa. July 28. Girl injured when struck by a white sedan which fled the scene.

4000. Phoenix, Ariz. July 30. 12-year-old boy critically injured when struck by a newer-model silver sedan which fled the scene.

4001. Baltimore, Md. Aug. 1. 69-year-old man suffers head trauma and other injuries when struck by a Volvo station wagon which fled the scene.

4002. Miami Beach, Fla. July 28. Bicyclist injured when struck by a Scion which fled the scene.

4003. Huntsville, Ala. July 30. Man critically injured struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.

Related stories:

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Lindsay Bires Update
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She’s getting better, but there’s no answer to what better will be,” said Susan Bires, the 25-year-old’s mother. “We don’t know what kind of life she will have. She’s been robbed of her whole life.”

Raymond Kalenka

Raymond Kalenka

And I quote (I)…

Accused hit-and-run suspect Raymond Kalenka was portrayed as an unfeeling, uncaring driver who “chose” to ignore the sound of Dean LaLima’s body being crushed under his Mercedes-Benz according to prosecutors Monday afternoon at the Nassau County Courthouse in Mineola.

And I quote (II)…

A 61-year-old man died Monday after he was struck by a car near U.S. Highway 175, his family said. Seagoville police arrested Michael Shane Thomas, 29, in connection with the fatal hit-and-run.

And I quote (III)…

Portland police have released surveillance images of the truck suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured bicyclist Mike Jan Cooley of North Portland.

Cooley, 59, was traveling home from his job as a truck driver for the U.S. Postal Service about 11:30 p.m. June 15 when he was hit on North Interstate Avenue, just north of Greeley Avenue.

He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Now, Cooley is in good condition at a Portland hospital, according to police.

A witness described a white Ford pickup driving erratically before the crash.

And I quote (IV)…

“Hit-and-run crashes are a growing problem in Florida,” FHP Director Col. David Brierton said at the time in a prepared statement. “Florida had nearly 70,000 hit-and-run crashes last year. We hope the education awareness campaign and our partnerships with Florida law enforcement agencies and FDOT will help us meet our mission goals of traffic safety.”

And I quote (V)…

A Dallas police officer has been recommended for termination after her arrest earlier this year on a drunken driving and hit-and-run charges.

The recommendation came Monday for Officer Nicole Thomas, 33, during a disciplinary hearing before the department’s assistant chiefs.

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And I quote (VI)…

Wichita police say they’ve made a huge break in the case of a hit and run that left a man dead and a child seriously injured.

Late Friday, July 5, a man and a young boy on horseback were crossing 21st Street North from Piatt when they were hit by a car. The car quickly drove away following the crash.

And I quote (VII)…

CENTRAL ISLIP – A Coram man pleaded not guilty today in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a jogger in Mount Sinai.

Thomas Costa is charged with fleeing the scene of a fatal accident. Police say Costa allegedly ran down Karen Benjamin on Canal Road last month.

The 56-year-old mother of two died from her injuries on July 17.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … San Francisco, Cal.; San Antonio, Texas; Seal Beach, Cal.; Lower Nazareth Twp., Pa.; Kansas City, Mo.; Cobb County, Ga.; Santa Rosa, Cal.; Southwest Miami-Dade, Fla.; East Fishkill, NY; Queens, NY.

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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Note: I’ll be posting on the site sporadically throughout August. Will play catch up with hit-and-run incidents between now and Labor Day intermittently.

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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.

4004-4015. Venice Beach, Cal. Aug. 3. 32-year-old woman killed and 11 others injured when struck by a vehicle that deliberately rode onto a boardwalk and fled the scene; driver later surrenders. (Video from Instagram of incident)

4016. Carnegie, Pa. Aug. 2. 53-year-old man dead after likely being struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4017. Glendale, Az. Aug. 1. 12-year-old boy injured when struck by a silver Buick Lacrosse which fled the scene.

4018. Allentown, Pa. Aug. 2. 40-year-old woman on bicycle injured when struck by a blue Ford pickup which fled the scene.

4019. Queens, NY. Aug. 2. 35-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene, dumping his body more than a block away from the scene.

4020. Orem, Utah. Aug. 1. 32-year-old man on bicycle struck by a Toyota Sienna minivan which fled the scene.

4021. Barrow County, Ga. July 13. 51-year-old woman fatally struck by a late 80s, early 90s GM which fled the scene.

4022. Chicago, Ill. Aug. 2. Man in his 30s fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4023. Leominister, Mass. Aug. 2. 33-year-old man fatally struck by a Jeep Commander which fled the scene.

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Wichita police said Friday that they had made three arrests in the fatal hit-and-run accident last month that left one man and a horse dead and injured a young boy.

After receiving a Crime Stoppers tip, police were able to locate the missing car, a Grand Marquis, on Wednesday in the 2900 block of North Coolidge. The arrests were made in the ensuing investigation.

Police arrested and booked George Childers, 26, on suspicion of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and felony obstruction of justice. Childers was the driver, but state records show his driver’s license was suspended at the time of the accident.

Elease Childers, 28, and Colleen Fisher, 19, were also arrested in connection with the case on suspicion of obstruction of justice charges.

And I quote (II)…

Angel Velasquez was a captain in Metro Police’s Explorer program, which teaches young people about law enforcement. He died on Aug. 1 when his motorcycle crashed on East Sahara Avenue. Velasquez, 19, slammed on his brakes to avoid hitting a Volkswagen that failed to stop at a stop sign. He crashed into the car and died from his injuries, according to the police report. Jvon Lawrence Williams, 29, was arrested that night on suspicion of hit-and-run and driving under the influence, police said.

And I quote (III)…

The unnamed driver met the case investigator on June 3 and was interviewed.

“They stated they were unaware that they had hit anything that night, and provided a written statement saying as much,” the officer wrote.

For Jones, who lived next to Deston and his family, the news broke her heart.

“A person taking somebody else’s life, regardless if you feel you didn’t know you actually hit something or somebody, you are still going to stop and check,” she said. “Anything, you never know. It hurts. It could have been one of my kids.”

And I quote (IV)…

A driver who struck and killed a man in a motorized wheelchair in Atlantic City last summer has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Leo Strazzeri of Galloway Township had pleaded guilty last month to a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Strazzeri had previously denied he was driving his car when it was involved in the hit-and-run accident that killed 45-year-old Daniel Tavarez in July 2012.

And I quote (V)…

Robert Sachs, the attorney who filed suit on behalf of the estate, said on Friday that “one reason for filing this lawsuit is to hold fully accountable all of those who served alcohol to an underage driver.”

“Nothing will ever bring this young woman young back to her parents, but in our community we cannot tolerate this type of behavior by bars and clubs without holding them fully accountable,” Sachs said.

“The death of Polina Kadiyska was a senseless tragedy,” he continued. “All of us in Philadelphia pay the price for the loss of such a talented dancer. Her future was limitless and we all share in the loss of this very talented ballerina. This is all the more tragic because it was caused by an underage, drunk driver.”

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Denver, Colo.; Dushore, Pa.

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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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.

4024. Raleigh, NC. Aug. 3. 26-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4025. Galliano, La. Aug. 3. 29-year-old man fatally struck by a sedan which fled the scene.

4026. West Palm Beach, Fla. Aug. 6. Woman on bicycle injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene (at which a street brawl was going on).

4027. Orlando, Fla. Aug. 7. Bicyclist injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4028. Fremont, Cal. Aug. 6. Bicyclist suffers minor injuries when struck by a a four-door, dark-colored 1995 Toyota sedan which fled the scene.

4029. New Braunfels, Texas. Aug. 7. 30-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4030. Traverse City, Mich. Aug. 7. 44-year-old man critically injured when struck by a white four-door or extended cab GMC pickup truck, possibly a 2010 or 2011 model, which fled the scene.

4031. Providence, RI. Aug. 8. 3-year-old girl injured when struck by a green-and-yellow dirtbike which fled the scene.

4032. Peabody, Mass. Aug. 9. 75-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later surrendered.

4033. Staten Island, NY. Aug. 9. 5-year-old boy fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later surrendered. (H/T Janene N.)

4034. Upper Saucon Twp., Pa. Aug. 11. 33-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4035. Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 10. Man in his 20s suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4036. Wilmington, Mass. Aug. 10. Man in his 30s suffers serious head injuries when struck and dragged by a brown SUV which fled the scene.

4037. Waynesboro, Pa. Aug. 11. 22-year-old woman fatally struck by a small car which fled the scene.

4038. Crenshaw, Cal. Aug. 12. 37-year-old man fatally struck by a 1999-2000 champagne-colored Land Rover Discovery which fled the scene.

4039. Raleigh, NC. Aug. 13. 23-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4040. Astoria, Oreg. Aug. 15. 21-year-old bicyclist injured when struck by a Ford vehicle which fled the scene.

4041. San Antonio, Texas. Aug. 15. Teen on bike suffers minor injuries when struck by a dark four-door vehicle which fled the scene.

4042. Richland, Wash. Aug. 13. Skateboarder injured when struck by a Mercedes Benz which fled the scene as the driver said she needed to make a cell-phone call.

4043. Kearney, Neb. Aug. 16. Pedestrian injured when struck by a red older-model Ford F150 pickup which fled the scene.

4044. Kennewick, Wash. Aug. 16. 14-year-old boy injured when struck by a small red car, possibly a Prius, which fled the scene.

4045. Carlisle, Pa. Aug. 16. Bicyclist injured when struck by a green Saturn sedan which fled the scene.

4046. Burien, Wash. Aug. 16. 4-year-old boy injured when struck by a white Honda which fled the scene.

4047. Baltimore, Md. Aug. 9. 25-year-old woman injured when struck by a 2007-11 Toyota Camry which fled the scene.

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Hit-and-run victim Kelly Ann Boyce

Hit-and-run victim Kelly Ann Boyce

And I quote (I)…

Traverse City police are renewing requests for help from the public after a bicyclist was struck and killed last month by a hit-and-run driver.

Traverse City Police Chief Mike Warren said Monday that “somebody knows something” about the death of Kelly Ann Boyce. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports investigators have received more than 540 tips in the case, and there’s a $50,000 reward.

The 29-year-old, who worked in the area, was hit about 2 a.m. on July 5 and dragged for 1½ blocks.

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SAN ANTONIO – The victim of a northwest side hit-and-run crawled for help, and police later arrested the driver they say is responsible.

The crashed happened around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Fredericksburg Rd. north of Loop 410.

According to police, a driver slammed into a man walking and then took off.

The victim crawled down Fredericksburg to the bridge above Loop 410 where EMS found him.

 Lindsay and Jennifer Benjamin, with their mother Karen Benjamin, who was killed in a hit-and-run.

Lindsay and Jennifer Benjamin, with their mother Karen Benjamin, who was killed in a hit-and-run.


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In the weeks following her mother’s death, resulting from a hit-and-run accident on Canal Road in Mt. Sinai, Lindsay Benjamin has taken to the Internet to ensure the man reportedly involved in the crash stays put in jail, and future offenders receive stricter penalties for leaving the scene of fatal crashes.

Launching a petition on Change.org on Tuesday, Benjamin has collected over 2,100 signatures in less than two days, aiming toward end goal of 10,000 – though the signatures are just a start.

“There is power in numbers, and this isn’t just about my family’s case,” said Benjamin, a 25-year-old aspiring singer. “It just takes one person to start this, and we can get a bunch of people to help.”

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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Battle Creek Police need your help to find a driver who hit a boy riding a bike back in July and then took off. This happened at the intersection of Snow and Bruce Avenue in Battle Creek.

And I quote (V)…

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The young woman from Utah accused in a hit-and-run accident that injured eight people told North Las Vegas Police that she did not see the group of people.

According to the arrest report released Thursday, 18-year-old Nyakueth D. Tear of Kearns, Utah told officers she didn’t see the crowd of people outside the Iglesia de Cristo church on Losee Road last Thursday. She also told them that after hitting the pedestrians she was scared and left the scene.

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The owner of a red Ferrari abandoned at the scene of a fatal crash outside of Hialeah early Saturday finally reached out to authorities on Monday but did not turn himself in.

Radomin Delgado, an amateur sports car racer who was ticketed last year for driving more than 100 mph in Plantation, has not been charged in the hit-and-run crash.

Investigators from the Florida Highway Patrol have wanted to question 42-year-old Delgado since the crash that involved his 2009 Ferrari, model 430 Scuderia. Somebody driving that Ferrari about 12:30 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 75 plowed into the rear of a Hyundai, killing its driver, 60-year-old Jorge Arrojas. The driver of the Ferrari fled the scene.

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Milwaukee police arrested a 48-year-old suspect in the hit-and-run crash Sunday that killed a newly engaged student while she was crossing the street.

Through a tip, police first found the car thought to have hit Andrea C. Barringer, 32, and that led them to the unnamed suspect, according to a news release.

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CLEARWATER — Bond was set at $90,500 on Saturday morning for a woman accused of trying to run over a Clearwater police officer with her sport utility vehicle.

Nicole Syphers faces multiple charges, including aggravated battery on an officer, leaving the scene of a crash and fleeing police. She was visibly upset with the bond set at her first appearance hearing, but the judge said it was justified by the extent of the charges.

According to Clearwater police, the incident involving Syphers started just before 1 p.m. Friday when a 911 caller reported that a driver had hit a hydrant and a tensioning cable at Lakeview Road and Highland Avenue and had sped away, driving eratically.

Three officers pulled over the SUV at 1408 Court St., but the driver – later identified as Syphers – accelerated forward, striking Officer Darcy Hunt in the leg, police said.

Hunt and another officer, Cpl. Steve Squillante, fired at the SUV, police said, but Sphyers steered over a low wall and behind a building to escape. That blew out the vehicle’s tires and tore off its oil pan and front bumper, police said.

Syphers continued to the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue and Frankln Street, near downtown Clearwater, before jumping out of the SUV to run. Officers caught here there, police said.

The 911 caller, Martin Planty, and his fiancee, Lori Carpenter, said later that they were leaving a Walmart in Largo when they saw two people rocking the SUV to free it from the tensioning cable.

As soon as the SUV’s vehicles were back on the ground, the couple said, the driver sped off and nearly hit a pedestrian.

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Huntington Station, NY; Columbia, Mo.; Little Rock, Ark.; Somers, NY; Chester, Pa.; Lower Moreland, Pa.; Grass Valley, Cal.; Tucson, Ariz.; Corpus Christi, Texas; Lakewood, Colo.; Louisville, Ky.; Kansas City, Mo.; Vernon, NJ.

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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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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.

4048. Southwest Miami-Dade, Fla. Aug. 17. 51-year-old man critically injured when struck by a Volvo which fled the scene.

4049. Brighton, Mich. Aug. 17. 40-year-old woman on bicycle struck by a 2001-2002 Chrysler Sebring or Dodge Stratus which fled the scene.

4050-51. Myrtle Beach, SC. Aug. 17. 21-year-old man killed and another injured when their moped was struck by a newer model Nissan Pathfinder SUV which fled the scene.

4052. Queens, NY. Aug. 18. Police officer injured when struck by a white Pontiac SUV with New Jersey plates which fled the scene.

4053. Studio City, Cal. Aug. 17. 35-year-old man fatally struck by a white Mercedes which fled the scene.

4054. Springfield, Ill. Aug. 16. 65-year-old man injured when struck by an older-model grey vehicle which fled the scene.

4055. Waldorf, Md. Aug. 17. 34-year-old man in wheelchair critically injured when struck by a white Ford truck which fled the scene. (Update: Driver found)

4056. Sherman Oaks, Cal. Aug. 18. 22-year-old man fatally struck by a silver Hyundai which fled the scene.

4057. Southaven, Tenn. Aug. 16. 3-year-old girl suffers minor injuries when struck by a small, white car which fled the scene.

4058. Columbus, Ohio. Aug. 18. Pedestrian seriously injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.

4059. Beech Grove, Ind. Aug. 18. Man fatally struck by a a late ‘90s model station wagon, a Mercury Sable or Ford Taurus which fled the scene.

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And I quote (I)…

Austin (KXAN) – It’s a rising problem here in town; hit and run crashes – many of them fatal. Since 2012 there have been more than 600 hit and run accidents.

Austin Police are still looking for a hit and run suspect that ran over a cyclist with a disability in front of a Dairy Queen last month.

Patricia Rinehart says she will never forget the phone call alerting that her brother had been involved in a terrible accident.

“He was doing the right thing at the wrong time,” said Rinehart. “My brother had a broken leg 7 broken ribs and a punctured kidney.”

Surveillance video at the Dairy Queen on North Lamar near Payton Gin Road caught the entire accident on tape.

And I quote (II)…

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Sunday said they have arrested a 50-year-old unlicensed driver in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a 3-year-old boy seriously injured.

And I quote (III)…

Allegheny County Police charged a Moon man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident Sunday morning along Route 65 in Leetsdale.

Shontelle Harvey, 41, was arrested for homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence and other charges in connection with the death of Charles Britt, 67, of Penn Hills.

And I quote (IV)…

State Police are investigating after a driver died while trying to flee the scene of an accident on Route 15 Saturday afternoon.

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A man critically injured in a hit-and-run accident late Sunday in Beech Grove has died following a bizarre chain of events.

Ronald Vanatta, 33, Indianapolis, fell out of a pickup truck and was struck by another vehicle. Earlier the same day he was stabbed at a bar fight and later arrested on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct after causing a disturbance at Wishard Memorial Hospital, according to police reports.

Vanatta fell out of the pickup truck about 11 p.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of Emerson Avenue. He was struck by a dark-colored station wagon, a woman accompanying him told police.

And I quote (VI)…

“We respond to every one. We just can’t investigate every one,” Stanford said. “It’s not that it’s not important, because it is. But that’s just the harsh reality of it: We have a city that has a lot more going on than auto accidents, so we have to dedicate more of our time to making our inner-city streets safer from violence.”

Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … San Antonio, Texas; Lakewood, Colo.; Folly Mills, Va.; Rockford, Ill.; Mesa, Ariz.

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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