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.
15535. “He was very loving, very caring. He had a big heart,” said his daughter, Dominique Oneail. “What was the reason for this? Why? Why? They did him like he was an animal. Like, why?”
15536. Las Vegas Metro police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a hit and run suspect. On March 26, around 6:30 a.m. the collision occurred near Jones and Flamingo.
15537. Jeremy Lujan, 34, of Santa Fe was killed after being struck by the vehicle at 2:26 a.m. Sunday on southbound Cerrillos Road near Richards Avenue, police have said. The pickup didn’t stop and fled the scene.
15538. A pedestrian was killed in a hit and run Wednesday night in Tukwila. Just after 11 p.m., a driver struck a pedestrian in the 14100 block of Tukwila International Boulevard. The suspect then drove off, according to the Tukwila Police Department. The pedestrian was dead when officers arrived.
15539. Multiple hit and runs this week have left one person dead, another in critical condition and cars damaged, and no arrests have been announced. So how hard is it to solve a case where the suspect speeds off right after it happens? Former Salt Lake Police Chief Chris Burbank said they’re not the easiest to solve, but because of the methods and technology, they can be solved.
15540. 14-year-old hit by truck in Yonkers, in stable condition. Police say the girl was exiting a Bee-Line bus and was hit by a truck while crossing the street.
15541. A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Chicago’s Far South Side early Saturday morning, Illinois State Police said.
15542. Police identified a man in a wheelchair who was killed Sunday morning after a hit-and-run in East El Paso. According to the El Paso Police Department, 59-year-old Jesus Flores Garcia was in a wheelchair at the 1700 block of N. Zaragoza when he was run over by a car at around 2:22 a.m. Police said that after the incident they believe the car– which they described as a dark color sedan– fled the scene.
15543. The Post Falls Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who was driving a white SUV that struck an 11-year-old in a crosswalk Thursday afternoon.
15544. Phoenix Police say around 11:15 p.m., officers found the woman and her bicycle on the road with clear signs she had been hit by a car. She was pronounced dead on the scene. One of the drivers later called police and admitted to being involved in the crash.
15545. The Des Moines Police Department reports a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash. The incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday around the Capitol Park neighborhood.
15546. In surveillance footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department, the man is seen pushing what appears to be a walker or a small cart as he crosses Figueroa Street near 104th Place at around 7 p.m.
15547. According to a release from the KSP, troopers responded to a request for assistance from the Boyd County Sheriff’s Office regarding the hit-and-run near mile marker 185. Upon arrival, troopers found one man, identified as 78-year-old Hubert E. Mosby, deceased and lying on the shoulder of the road near his vehicle.
15548. LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) – On March 29, 2025, shortly before 9:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A responded to a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that occurred on LA 1023, south of LA 63. Troopers are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the vehicle involved in the crash.
15549. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — In the early hours of March 30, 2025, a tragic hit-and-run incident on Interstate 71 resulted in the death of an adult pedestrian.
15550. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a 67-year-old man Saturday evening on Boulder Highway at East Tropicana Avenue.
15551. WALKER, Mich. — A person was seriously hurt after a hit-and-run early Sunday, according to the Walker Police Department.
15552. “She is traumatized knowing that her cousin is no longer here with us. How could you just leave them out not caring, not knowing?” she said.
15553. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) is investigating a deadly hit-and-run after a man pulled over on I-40 west to fix his flat tire.
15554. “I don’t believe she knows that I’m her husband … but I believe she knows that I’m always here comforting her, giving her kisses,” he said on Monday adding, “There’s a strong possibility that she won’t get better that she won’t recover.
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.)