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.
5679. Rochester, NY. Sept. 27. 26-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5680. Anderson, Ind. Sept. 27. 26-year-old woman fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5681. Brockton, Mass. Sept. 28. 31-year-old man fatally struck by a dark-colored vehicle which fled the scene.
5682. Windham, Ks. Sept. 26. 74-year-old woman injured when struck by a light-colored sedan which fled the scene.
5683. Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 26. 7-year-old girl struck by a Mitsubishi Outlander which fled the scene; driver surrenders days later.
5684. Santa Maria, Cal. Sept. 27. 20-year-old woman killed when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5685. San Francisco, Cal. Sept. 27. 18-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a dark-colored sedan which fled the scene.
5686. Chapel Hill, NC. Sept. 29. 23-year-old man critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5687. Northwood, Ohio. Sept. 29. Pedestrian injured when struck by a black GMC or Chevy pickup truck which fled the scene.
5688. Provo, Utah. Oct. 1. 22-year-old man critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5689. Orlando, Fla. Sept. 30. 72-year-old woman critically injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene.
5690. Hamilton, Ohio. Sept. 30. 48-year-old woman badly injured when struck by a 2000 to 2004 Cadillac SLS which fled the scene.
5691. San Diego, Cal. Sept. 30. Pedestrian fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5692. Rancho Cordova, Cal. Oct. 1. Woman in her 60s fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5693. Buffalo, NY. Sept. 30. Man on bicycle critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
5694. Seattle, Wash. Sept. 30. 7-year-old girl critically injured when struck by a red or maroon Chevy Tahoe SUV and gold Acura Legend, both which fled the scene.
5695. Lincoln, Neb. Oct. 1. 11-year-old boy on bike badly injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene; driver later arrested.
5696. West Palm Beach, Fla. Oct. 1. 11-year-old pedestrian injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
And I quote (I)…
According to police, Deborah Conradi, 53, of West Haven struck Julia Rorke, 24, of Guilford as she was walking south on Route 17.
Police said Conradi left the scene of the accident and continued driving 1.5 miles south on Route 17. Other motorists were able to force her to stop.
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A 73-year-old man was killed and his 13-year-old grandson was injured Friday night when another vehicle allegedly sped through a red light and crashed into his car near the intersection of Ardleigh Street and Gorgas Lane.
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Police say four Raleigh residents were targets of Azargoon’s attempts to strike them with his vehicle on Aug. 19. Azargoon managed to injure one of them and left the scene of the injury, on Edwards Mill Road, police say.
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They wanted justice for their brother and for other victims of hit-and-run drivers.
Last week, a Denver jury heard their wishes and awarded the family a $2.5 million civil verdict after finding fault with the driver, Daniel Kliem.
“My brother deserved justice,” Fourghan Alhilo said last week. “We wanted to hold (Kliem) accountable. And prevent, maybe, in the future other families to have to go through what we went through.”
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HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Jonathan Bracamontes’ family wonders why the driver who hit and killed the 15-year-old didn’t stop immediately.
“He was my baby. He was always happy. He was always happy. I loved him a lot. I can’t believe that happened to him,” said his dad Jamie Bracamontes. (H/T @RJWinfield)
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Days after two New Yorkers were killed in hit-and-run collisions, Mayor de Blasio signed legislation Tuesday that would fine drivers who flee accident scenes.
“We need to make sure everybody obeys the rules of the road,” de Blasio said as he signed the bill, which creates a scale of fines that depend on the severity of the collision and top off at $10,000.
And I quote (VII)…
A Brooklyn man named Macgyver Beltran was behind the wheel of a white, 2014 four-door Chevrolet Impala sedan that struck Doohee Cho, 33, as he crossed Fifth Ave. between E. 15th and E. 16th Sts. early Sunday, police said Tuesday.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Oceanside, Cal.; Murphysboro, Ill.; Norristown, Pa.; Aurora, Cal.; Savannah, Ga.; Charleston, SC.
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.)