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. After a respite from keeping the list, it restarted in January 2019, highlighting one case a day. If there’s a case you’ve seen that deserves highlighting, drop me a line at hickey@brianphickey.com.
15330. A woman died after a hit-and-run in Clairemont on Friday night, police said. The incident happened near Genesee Avenue and Mount Etna Drive around 9 p.m., according to the San Diego Police Department. Police say the woman was walking westbound in the south crosswalk when a vehicle traveling northbound collided with her and drove off.
15331. The Rockford Police Department posted just before 9 p.m. Friday on X a 32-year-old man was hit and has life-threatening injuries. Just before 11 p.m., police tweeted the man was pronounced dead at the hospital.
15332. Officers responding to a report of a pedestrian struck on Washington Street around 8:30 p.m. found two victims, a 20-year-old woman suffering from life-threatening injuries and a 23-year-old woman suffering from minor injuries, according to Boston police.
15333. Police are searching for a driver who they say hit and killed a man in north Phoenix early Sunday morning.
15334. “They just left him there. I just hope they get caught and turn themselves in. Have a conscious,” the boy’s father, Dion Thompson, said.
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15336. According to LVMPD, the driver of a newer model Nissan Maxima struck a pedestrian on North Eastern Avenue, south of East Owens Avenue around 6:52 p.m. An initial investigation found that the Nissan was traveling north on Eastern, and failed to yield right-of-way, striking a woman crossing the street in a marked crosswalk. The Nissan driver then fled the area, police say. The woman was transported to the UMC Trauma Center, where she would later die.
15337. Bradenton Police say a driver in a black sedan was speeding north on 15th Street when he lost control of his car. The car hit a pole and then hit and killed a man who was sleeping near the sidewalk, police said. The driver ran away from the scene, police said.
15338. The Stockton Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened Sunday morning.
15339. URBANA, Ill. (WICS) — A hit-and-run accident early Sunday morning at the intersection of University Avenue and Coler Avenue has left a 20-year-old woman dead and the driver responsible still at large, Urbana Police said.
15340. A woman who was found dead lying in a dirt field in Menifee Sunday morning was the victim of a hit-and-run crash, authorities believe. The woman, whose identity has not been released, was found just before 7 a.m. near McCall Boulevard and Aspel Road, according to the Menifee Police Department, as reported by the Daily Bulletin. She was declared dead at the scene, and her injuries indicated that she’d been hit by a vehicle.
15341. Police say a woman was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Fairfield over the weekend. The Fairfield Police Department says a 38-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle while walking with traffic near Six Rod Road on Saturday. The driver then fled the scene.
15342. Boston police are looking for the driver in a hit and run that killed a 20-year-old woman in Roxbury Saturday night, the department said.
15343. MONROE, N.C. (WBTV) – A driver was wanted after a pedestrian was critically injured during a hit-and-run in Monroe Wednesday morning, according to the police department.
15344. Eidi Mohammad Rahmati said he’s waited 21 days watching has waited 21 days Shabana Rahmati lie motionless with a brain bleed, using a ventilator to breathe. “I’m counting day and night, moment, every minute that she will wake up and open her eyes, but nothing happens. Nothing changes for the 21 days,” he said.
15345. ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – A woman is injured after being hit by a driver in a crash Saturday, January 18, according to Roanoke Police.
15346. IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) – A person critically injured Wednesday night after being hit by a vehicle has passed away, according to the Ironton Police Department.
15347. Bowling Green Police are continuing to investigate a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist on Louisville Road near Moorman Lane. Police believe it happened between 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17 and 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18.
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.)