The Ill. roadway where Timothy Fleming and his dog Jordynn were killed in a 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.
4390. Helena, Mont. Nov. 15. 62-year-old man injured when struck by a blue passenger car which fled the scene.
4391. Fresno, Cal. Nov. 14. Unidentified man fatally struck by a red 1970s Ford pickup which fled the scene.
4392. Pittsfield, Mass. Nov. 14. Man slightly injured when struck by a red vehicle which fled the scene.
4393. Bronx, NY. Nov. 15. 23-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4394. Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. 15. Man injured when struck by a white box truck which fled the scene.
4395. Lebanon, Tenn. Nov. 14. Unidentified pedestrian fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4396-97. Gurnee, Ill. Nov. 16. 31-year-old man and his black lab killed when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4398. Seattle, Wash. Nov. 14. 58-year-old woman injured when struck by a tan or beige vehicle which fled the scene.
4399. Danville, Ill. Nov. 15. Kindergartener injured when struck by a scooter which fled the scene.
Philadelphia hit-and-run victim Victor Ortiz (Courtesy of NBC10)
4401. St. Johns, Fla. Nov. 16. 15-year-old girl fatally struck by a gold pickup truck which fled the scene.
4402-03. Oklahoma City, Okla. Nov. 16. Two people injured when struck by a Mitsubishi Gallant which fled the scene.
4404. Derry, NH. Nov. 16. 69-year-old woman critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4405. Oakdale, Minn. Nov. 15. 5-year-old boy injured when struck by a dark SUV which fled the scene.
4406. San Francisco, Cal. Nov. 17. Bicyclist injured when struck by a white van which fled the scene.
4407. Charleston, SC. Nov. 17. 29-year-old man on bicycle critically injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4408. Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 18. 29-year-old woman killed when likely struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4409. Brooklyn, NY. Nov. 18. 32-year-old man fatally struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
4410. Hallandale Beach, Fla. Nov. 18. 12-year-old girl injured when struck by a maroon vehicle which fled the scene.
4411. Columbia, SC. Nov. 16. Pedestrian injured when struck by an unidentified vehicle which fled the scene.
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PORTLAND – The woman who hit a cyclist in August on Barbur Boulevard and sped off was sentenced to 3 years, 4 months in prison Friday in a Multnomah County Court.
A tearful 29-year-old Miriam Clinton admitted she “knowingly left the scene of an accident that resulted in serious injury.”
Clinton pleaded guilty to assault, DUII, and hit-and-run in October after turning herself in to police in August.
Police identified Clinton as the suspect who took off after slamming into then 20-year-old Henry Schmidt from behind as he walked his bike down Barbur Boulevard near Capitol Highway.
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Lebanon police Friday morning identified a woman fatally struck by a vehicle Thursday night and initially ruled the incident an apparent accident.
According to police Chief Scott Bowen, officers responded to 900 Carthage Highway at about 8 p.m. and found Cindy Ballington, 59, of Lebanon, was hit by a vehicle and dead at the scene.
Police closed Carthage Highway and began a search for the unknown driver.
Bowen said a short time later, officers found the driver and identified her as Pamela Delay, 33, of Lebanon. Delay was driving a 2012 Dodge Journey eastbound on Carthage Highway when she struck what she thought was a mailbox, Bowen said.
According to Bowen, she continued home a short distance from the crash and called Wilson County dispatch to report it.
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A former Benbrook Police officer accused of running from a hit-and-run crash in August 2012 told Fort Worth Police his pickup was stolen at the time, but the charges against him were filed this week when Jason Montgomery turned himself into police.
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A Cheyenne, Wyo., woman has been arrested in a Nov. 6 hit-and-run crash that left a cyclist with serious injuries.
Around 11 p.m. Friday night, Fort Collins police arrested Amanda Mae Miller, 31, in the 3500 block of Heidi Drive near Horsetooth Road and Shields Street.
Police say Miller was the driver of a white 2003 Infiniti sedan that hit Michael Patterson, 21, a CSU student, as he cut across two lanes of traffic on Shields Street, apparently to make a left turn onto Birch Street. She was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury, a Class 4 felony, and booked into the Larimer County Jail.
Police say that at the Nov. 6 crash, the driver stopped her car, got out, exchanged words with the bleeding and visibly injured cyclist, and then drove off.
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LAS VEGAS (FOX5) – A friend of the family of a 6-year-old girl who was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on Halloween offered a $10,000 reward in the case.
Brazyl Ward and her family had just left a trick-or-treat at their church, when they crossed a street on their way home. Ward’s father, Brandon, told FOX5 that the family noticed a car in the distance, and had stopped in the middle of the street to wait for the car, but the girl had run ahead.
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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.)