Bensalem, Pa. hit-and-run victim
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.
4340. Worcester, Mass. Nov. 4. 24-year-old woman injured when struck by a vehicle which fled the scene but was tracked down via license-plate witness.
4341. Lake Monticello, Va. Halloween 2013. 12-year-old girl injured when struck by a dark four-door sedan which fled the scene.
4342-44. San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 3. Three men in their 30s injured when struck by a white four-door car which fled the scene.
4345. Winter Haven, Fla. Oct. 3. 30-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4346. Battle Creek, Mich. Nov. 5. 63-year-old man critically injured when struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee which fled the scene.
4347. Fort Worth, Texas. Nov. 2. 63-year-old man fatally struck by a 2000 to 2003 silver Jaguar S type 4-door sedan which fled the scene.
4348. Vancouver, Wash. Oct. 28. 65-year-old man fatally struck by a grey sedan which fled the scene.
4349. Detroit, Mich. Nov. 5. 65-year-old man fatally struck by a taxi and another car which fled the scene.
4350. Colorado Springs, Colo. Nov. 6. 52-year-old man injured struck by a white pickup truck which fled the scene.
4351. Manassas, Va. Nov. 5. 5-year-old boy injured when struck by a a white Ford 350 van which fled the scene.
4352. West Sacramento, Cal. Nov. 5. 55-year-old man fatally struck by an RV which fled the scene.
4353. Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 6. 20-year-old man injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4354. Fairhaven, Ct. Nov. 4. Pedestrian badly injured when struck by a dark Jeep Cherokee which fled the scene.
4355. Bensalem, Pa. Nov. 4. 27-year-old man injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
4356. Fort Collins, Colo. Nov. 6. 21-year-old man on bicycle injured when struck by a white sedan with dark doorhandles which fled the scene.
4357. Hudson Falls, NY. Nov. 5. 12-year-old boy injured when struck by a white vehicle which fled the scene.
4358-59. Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 6. Two pedestrians injured when struck by a white SUV which fled the scene.
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“We know it was an accident, but not coming forward is just adding fuel to the fire,” said Simmons. “We need the closure. We’re not going to stop grieving because you came forward, but it would make it more bearable. We need you to come forward.”
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The driver of a church van was killed in an accident Sunday night with another vehicle on Indianapolis’ Northeastside, and the other motorist involved has been arrested on preliminary charges of drunken driving and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
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“The only thing that concerns me or worries me is that they didn’t stop so that kind of worries me. Why didn’t they or did they mean to hit these people or was it really an accident?” Brittney Towles says.
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Authorities say that a suspect in a fatal Northern Kentucky hit-and-run has fled the country, flying from Atlanta to South Korea one day after the crash.
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LONGMONT — The Boulder County coroner on Monday announced that a 16-year-old Denver boy who died after he was struck by a vehicle on New Year’s Eve died of multiple blunt force injuries to his head, chest and abdomen.
However, the coroner listed the manner of Jason Grimmer’s death as undetermined.
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FARGO — Police are searching for a man who ran over one of their own and then drove off.
It happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday near Busy Bubbles Laundry and Tanning in north Fargo.
The officer, whose name has not yet been released, had approached the suspect, 49-year-old Jack Christensen, about a Sunday case in which he was allegedly involved in multiple felonies.Christensen allegedly ran and got into a van, and he’s accused of running over the officer who was trying to stop him. Christensen was driving a tan Chevy Venture with paper license plates that say “Auto Center.”
Police say they should have no trouble finding witnesses, as the incident happened in front of several people.
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Brooklyn Councilmember David Greenfield (D-Borough Park/Midwood) introduced a bill that would reduce driving speeds from 30 to 20 miles per hour on residential side streets that are less than 60 feet wide. Despite the emotional testimony of family members of hit-and-run victims, there are still plenty of legal issues surrounding the bill that needs to be worked out.
“This bill will not allow us to build on gains in traffic safety,” taxi lobbyist David Pollack said at the hearing. “The bill does not define with sufficient clarity what is a residential neighborhood.”
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Abigail Robinson, 11, and her stepsister Anna Dieter-Eckerdt, 6, were hit on the 1700 block of Main Street just before 8:30 p.m. Oct. 20. The 6-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. Her older sister was rushed to the hospital and died the following night.
A neighbor called police and met with officers the next morning. Investigators said he provided information that helped lead to the suspects in this case, Cinthya Garcia-Cisneros, 18, and her boyfriend Mario Echeverria, 18.
The neighbor told detectives he was in his garage and looked outside and saw a man walking around an SUV with a flashlight, according to court documents. He said it appeared the man was inspecting the vehicle.
The neighbor also told police he saw a young woman crying. He told police he clearly overheard the woman ask the man inspecting the SUV, “Is there any blood?”
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The daughter of a veteran Los Angeles police officer surrendered Wednesday in Torrance court to face vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run charges in the death of a 60-year-old bicyclist in Gardena, prosecutors said.
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TULSA, Oklahoma – Tulsa Police are asking for help in identifying a man killed in a hit and run incident last month.
It happened at about 8 p.m. on October 13, 2013.
Police were called to 12400 East 31st Street to investigate a fatality collision. When they arrived, they found a man’s body in the road.
They say the man had been run over by multiple vehicles. Police believe he was trying to cross the road when he was hit by a dark-colored Chevrolet SUV which didn’t stop.
The victim is a Hispanic male in his early to mid-20s. He was wearing a dark blue short-sleeve polo-style Nike shirt with red piping on the sides.
The shirt had a red panel on the front with a Football Club Barcelona logo and a yellow Unicef logo along the lower back area.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland man who in October fell victim to a hit-and-run on the city’s West Side died from his injuries Wednesday, officials said.
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“Under Oregon law the penalty for hit-and-run is less than that for driving under the influence, so if you have a drunk driver who runs over and causes some property damage they’re suppose to stay put,” said retired detective Bruce McCain. “But if they flee the scene there’s actually an incentive for them to take their chance, leave the scene hoping the alcohol leaves their system rather than stay.”
Caught, convicted, court appearance or car-on-car in … Garland, Texas; Cheltenham Twp., Pa.; Fairfax Co., Va.; Bedford Co., Pa.; Fanwood, NJ; Fairmont, WV; Leesville, Texas; Wichita, Kan.; Paducah, Ill.; North Hollywood, Cal.; Dothan, Ala.; Portland, Maine; Cecil County, Md.
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.)