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.
6681. Washington, D.C. June 2. Youth injured when struck by a black Nissan Quest which fled the scene.
6682. Hopewell Junction, NJ. June 3. 13-year-old girl injured when struck by a Jeep which fled the scene, driver later found.
6683. Eustis, Fla. June 4. 4-year-old boy injured when struck by an SUV which fled the scene.
6684. Paducah, Ky. June 3. 83-year-old woman struck by a black or blue Honda which fled the scene.
6685. Chicago, Ill. June 3. 47-year-old man fatally struck by a black vehicle which fled the scene.
Related stories:
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In new audio released by the Albuquerque Police Department, we now can hear the immediate aftermath of the April hit-and-run accident allegedly involving former UFC champion Jon Jones.
Accompanying the audio is a lapel camera video from one of the responding officers showing the inside of the SUV rented to Jones, and allegedly driven by him on April 26 in Albuquerque, N.M.
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OAKLAND — Homicide investigators are trying to retrace the activities of a 47-year-old kiteboarding shop owner before he was deliberately run down and killed Friday night not far from his West Oakland home.
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(CBS) — Chicago police have released more surveillance photos of a vehicle they say struck and killed a five-year-old girl last month in the Gage Park neighborhood.
Police describe the vehicle as a dark sedan with a sunroof and spoiler. Police say it may also have a front-end bra, sport muffler and a broken lamp.
Maria Gonzalex, 5, was killed right outside of her home in the 5900 block of South Mozart at about 3:15 p.m. on May 23. Family said she darted into the street to an ice cream truck when she was struck by the vehicle.
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“All we can do is pray for the family and that beautiful baby,” Hudson said. “This is ridiculous.”
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On Monday February 17, 2014, surveillance video captured Nehemiah fixing his bicycle just after 5:00 p.m. on the 6200 block of Kingsessing Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia.
“While he was down fixing the chain on his bike, there was several vehicles that came around and unfortunately this one truck did not see him,” said Gredic.
Nehemiah was hit and killed.
Witnesses say the driver did stop momentarily but then fled the scene.
“It’s been a year – I haven’t really slept,” said Gredic.
The vehicle is described as a 2002-2004 black 4-door Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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Assembly Bill 8 — from Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) and unanimously approved by the Assembly yesterday — would lead to the creation of a “Yellow Alert” system, in which police could broadcast information on freeway signs about vehicles suspected in hit-and-run crashes.
AB 8 would utilize these alerts in cases where a driver fled the scene after a victim was killed or suffered “serious bodily injury.” Under the legislation, the California Highway Patrol would activate the yellow alerts within the relevant local areas at the request of law enforcement agencies. CHP would only send alerts when police have offered sufficient description of the vehicle or when the suspect’s identity is known.
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“He was my youngest,” Sandy Vasquez sobbed as she took the stand at Castañon’s sentencing hearing on Tuesday. “Ethan, he was a clown. He always had everyone laughing.”
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A $50,000 reward was announced Wednesday by the Los Angeles Police Department for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a bride-to-be last year in Reseda.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Chicago, Ill.; St. Claire Shores, Mich.; Chester, NJ; Franklin, NJ; San Francisco, Cal.; Seattle, Wash.; Anderson, SC; Bethlehem, Pa.; El Paso, Texas.
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.)