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.
4117. Mt. Clemens, Mich. Aug. 31. 53-year-old woman injured when struck by a dark sedan which fled the scene.
4118. Rockford, Ill. Sept. 11. Construction worker fatally struck by a red minivan which fled the scene.
4119. Swampscott, Mass. Sept. 10. 51-year-old woman injured when struck by a dark red, grey or black minivan or SUV which fled the scene.
4120. Huntington Beach, Cal. Sept. 10. Unidentified vehicle fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene. (Update: Driver found)
4121-22. Tampa, Fla. Sept. 10. Two men injured when struck by a silver four-door Mitsubishi which fled the scene.
4123. Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 11. Pedestrian injured after being struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4124. Centennial, Colo. Sept. 11. 13-year-old boy injured when struck by a black 1970s model Chevy step-side pickup truck which fled the scene after dropping the boy off.
Related stories:
SF hit-and-run victim Christy Svanemyr
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The man hit and injured by a co-worker during an argument over who would drive after a night out drinking has died of his injuries, according to Wilkes-Barre police.
Shane Stewart, 25, was pronounced dead at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township on Monday evening, police said. He was critically injured early Monday.
Stewart’s coworker, Patrick R. Ramirez, 25, of Blue Spring, Mo., was charged Monday with aggravated assault by vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident, driving under the influence and careless driving. It wasn’t immediately clear how Stewart’s death would impact the charges. Police said an investigation was continuing.
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CORPUS CHRISTI — A hit and run victim is speaking out today, because she says police would not help her when she called them not just once, but 3 times!
“If you hit somebody, if you don’t stop, thats, it wrong, its morally wrong, its legally wrong, its just wrong all across the board,” said the woman who would rather now show her face, for fear of retaliation.
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RALEIGH (WTVD) — The Raleigh Police Department is looking for information into the fatal hit-and-run of an Apex man in August.
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A Williamstown man who went on a hit-and-run spree in Cherry Hill ended up under arrest at the Moorestown Mall late Sunday afternoon, Moorestown Police said. (H/T @MJLovell)
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MEMPHIS, TN – (WMC-TV) – Signs demanding justice cover the front door to Vincent Scullark’s Highland Heights home. Now, his parents are speaking out for the first time since his death, hoping to find out why no one has been charged in the hit-and-run case.
Vincent Scullark’s mom was inside his house doing laundry when he was killed.
”By the time I got to him he was already up off the street. I ran out in the street to get his eyeglasses. They were laying in the street,” said Vivian Scullark.
Vivian and her husband, Odis, say the past few weeks have been tough.
The 29-year-old father of five was killed August 20 when he was hit by a car in front of his house. The driver of the car took off following the crash.
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“Days after it, I’m still in shock over how this could have happened. It just should not happen,” Mayor Ed Lee told ABC7 News. He is demanding a thorough investigation of last week’s tragic accident at Holly Park. Christy Svanemyr was run over by a Recreation and Park Department maintenance truck Thursday afternoon as she was sunbathing on the grass at Holly Park with her baby and dog.
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The sentencing hearing for a South Florida musician involved in a deadly 2010 hit-and-run crash will continue Thursday, when the judge is expected to make a ruling.
Carlos Bertonatti, 32, faces a maximum of 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in the crash that killed cyclist Christophe LeCanne on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Key Biscayne.
Bertonatti’s brother Miguel Bertonatti took the stand Wednesday, but invoked his right to remain silent under the Fifth Amendment.
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Colonial Heights, Va.; Lubbock, Texas; Spring Garden, Pa.; Lower Pottsgrove, Pa.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Pomona, Cal.
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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.)