Suspect vehicle in Texarkana 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.
4239. New Orleans, La. Oct. 7. 34-year-old woman on bicycle injured when struck by a Toyota sedan which fled the scene.
4240. Lynn, Mass. Oct. 8. Man fatally struck by a Toyota Corolla which fled the scene.
4241. Detroit, Mich. Oct. 9. 6-year-old boy critically injured when struck by a silver sedan which fled the scene.
4242. Kettering, Ohio. Oct. 9. Woman suffers non-life-threatening injuries when struck by a vehicle driven by her boyfriend who fled the scene.
4243. Poplar Bluff, Mo. Oct. 9. 40-year-old man injured when struck by a white passenger vehicle which fled the scene; driver later found.
4244. Detroit, Mich. Oct. 9. Man on bicycle fatally struck by a black SUV which fled the scene.
4245. Vernon Parish, La. Oct. 11. 25-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4246. Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 11. 22-year-old woman riding bicycle to visit child in hospital injured when struck by a dark sedan which fled the scene.
4247. Cement City, Mich. Oct. 10. 54-year-old man on bicycle injured struck by a gold Ford which fled the scene.
4248-49. Ventura, Cal. Oct. 8. 25-year-old man and 2-year-old toddler injured when struck by a white older-model sedan with black rims and tinted windows which fled the scene.
4250. Texarkana, Texas. Oct. 11. 56-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a pair of vehicles which fled the scene.
4251. Middleboro, Mass. Oct. 11. 58-year-old man fatally struck by a light-colored SUV which fled the scene.
4252. Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. 12. 76-year-old man injured when struck by a late 1980s or early 1990s Chevrolet Cavalier 4-door sedan, dark blue with tinted windows which fled the scene.
4253. Canarsie, NY. Oct. 12. 64-year-old man fatally struck by a 2012 Chevy SUV which fled the scene.
4254. West Palm Beach, Fla. Oct. 12. 33-year-old man fatally struck by a vehicle which fled the scene but may have been later found.
4255. North Plainfield, NJ. Oct. 12. Unidentified man critically injured struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4256. Queens, NY. Oct. 13. 21-year-old man in extremely critical condition after being struck by a vehicle; driver taken into custody after flight attempt.
4257. Great Bend, Ks. Oct. 12. Woman critically injured struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.
4258. Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 12. 48-year-old woman thrown from vehicle in crash run over by a vehicle which fled the scene.
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From the Increase Hit-And-Run Penalties Files…
Karen Benjamin’s family realizes it isn’t the only one affected by a hit-and-run crash, and on Tuesday gathered with local politicians to call on New York state to increase penalties for people who flee the scene of a crash.
Benjamin, a 56-year-old Coram resident, died July 17 from injuries she sustained in a June 23 hit-and-run accident along Canal Road in Mount Sinai. A few weeks after her death, police arrested the alleged driver, Thomas Costa, a 31-year-old Coram resident, and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident causing death, a Class D felony. Costa, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, faces two to seven years in prison. He was not charged with vehicular manslaughter — the Suffolk County district attorney’s office previously said it did not have evidence of intoxication or impairment by drugs.
At a press conference just around the corner from the crash site, Andrew Benjamin, Karen’s husband, and the couple’s two daughters, 27-year-old Jennifer and 25-year-old Lindsay, were joined by Town of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine, Council members Dan Panico (R-Manorville) and Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point) and Highway Superintendent Dan Losquadro to support a bill that passed in the Senate in February and is waiting on a vote in the Assembly — it has been referred to that chamber’s transportation committee. New York State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), who co-sponsored the Senate bill, also attended.
Meghan Ann Zato (left); her hit-and-run victim James Roda (right)
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OAKLAND — A Bay Area law student appeared in court on two felony charges Monday after police said she struck and seriously injured an innocent 25-year-old Oakland man early Saturday morning while she was trying to run down a group of vandals who attacked her after she complained about their graffiti on a public library.
James Roda was not part of the group of alleged vandals and had the misfortune of crossing a downtown street as the woman driving the Mercedes barreled toward the group after they punched her, stole her cellphone and tagged her car. The driver, Meghan Anne Zato, 26, of Oakland, was arrested and posted bail; she appeared in court to face charges Monday.
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Ypsilanti police say Sean Peay, the 26-year-old Grand Rapids man struck by a car seen running a red light Sunday, has died at the hospital and the suspected hit and run driver is now facing a felony.
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HERCULES — A 29-year-old man is facing multiple criminal charges after he allegedly left the scene of an accident and later took a swing at a police officer, authorities said.
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POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) – Police have made an arrest in a deadly hit and run involving a pedestrian in Poplar Bluff.
Joseph “Jack” Dangerfield was arrested for felony leaving the scene of an accident, felony tampering with evidence and driving with a suspended drivers license. He was booked at the Poplar Bluff Police Department and taken to the Butler County Jail pending formal charges.
During a preliminary interview police say the suspect admitted he was the driver of the maroon vehicle that struck the pedestrian. He led officers to the location where he had hidden the Maroon 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix he was driving at the time of the deadly crash.
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A drunken Berks County man had his two sons in his minivan when he was involved in two hit-and-run crashes Sunday in Alburtis, according to court records.
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The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $50,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the hit-and-run driver whose car fatally struck a 22-year-old transgender woman in Hollywood.
Keymontae MacKenzie — who went by the name Unique — was struck Sept. 27 at about 3:10 a.m. as she was stepping off the curb in the 6700 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, just east of Highland Avenue. She died at the scene.
Witnesses told police the hit-and-run driver fled in a light-color 1990-1995 Ford Thunderbird, which should have rightsustained damage to the right front and be missing a passenger side mirror.
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SANDY — A woman expecting her first child in a few months got quite a scare when she was involved in a hit-and-run accident.
Chelsea Sheedy, who is four months pregnant, is recovering at her Sandy home after being hit by an SUV.
“She was terribly scared … and she was very anxious then to make sure the baby was all right,” said husband Nick Sheedy.
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ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — An O’Fallon man charged in the July hit-and-run death of a 17-year-old in what police called a botched drug deal no longer faces a second-degree murder charge.
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A driver ran a stop sign, hitting a school bus full of children this morning in North Philadelphia, according to police.
The bus driver, five students and a passenger in the car were hurt.
Police say the driver of the car got out of his white Mercury and fled the scene on foot. He left his passenger trapped in the front seat. Rescue crews extricated the passenger, who was hospitalized and is in stable condition.
The bus driver and students, who range in age from 6 to 12 years old, were taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital. They too are in stable condition.
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FRAMINGHAM — A Needham man who told police he was the victim of a hit-and-run actually committed one, and was drunk when he did it, police said.
Police arrested Manuel E. Gonzalez, 23, at 1:45 a.m. after the Dudley Road crash, police spokesman Lt. Ron Brandolini said.
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