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Thursday, December 5, 2013A pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run on Valencia Street in San Francisco early this morning, police said.
The victim, a man in his 20s, was struck by a car at about 2:45 a.m. as he walked across Valencia at Clinton Park, according to police.
The car continued south on Valencia Street and did not stop after striking the man, who was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for life-threatening head wounds, a police spokesman said.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013Area:
Philadelphia, PAAn unidentified man suffered serious injuries when he was hit in Kingsessing early Wednesday morning.
A suspected DUI driver smashed into a man overnight before trying to get away.
The crash near 54th Street and Woodland Avenue in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia left the victim in critical condition.
According to police, a man in his 20s was behind the wheel around midnight.
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Sunday, December 1, 2013Area:
Spokane, WAAn Idaho man was killed Sunday morning when his car was struck by a suspected drunken driver in Lewiston.
Paul W. Stuk, 53, of Peck, Idaho, died at the scene of the 4:39 a.m. collision at 21st and East Main streets.
Kyle N. Rios, 24, of Lewiston, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages or drugs and leaving the scene of an injury accident, Lewiston police said.
The Lewiston police Major Accident Investigation team was investigating.
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Saturday, November 30, 2013Area:
Houston, TXA Houston bicyclist has died from injuries suffered in a weekend hit-and-run accident, police said.
Chelsea Norman, 24, was pronounced dead Wednesday at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
The accident happened about 10:20 p.m. Dec. 1 in the 1600 block of Waugh Drive in the Montrose area, according to a news release from the Houston Police Department.
Police said the cyclist was riding south on Waugh at West Gray when she was hit by an unknown vehicle. The driver left without giving aid.
As of Wednesday afternoon, police had no witnesses or suspects, the release said.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013A 16-year-old is in trouble with the law after Upper Allen Township police in Cumberland County say the teen fled the scene of a crash and was driving under the influence.
Police responded to a hit-and-run crash around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday along the 1700 block of North Meadow Drive.
"The striking vehicle fled the scene and was located by police several blocks away. The 16 year old juvenile driver admitted to having been driving at a high rate of speed, causing the vehicle to strike a curb which caused property damage and disabling damage to the vehicle," a police news release states.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013Area:
Chicago, ILA hit-and-run driver damaged a building and struck another car, sending two people to area hospitals Thursday night in the Southwest Side Gage Park neighborhood, police said.
About 8:45 p.m., a driver in a Chrysler 300 traveling north on Washtenaw Avenue struck a Nissan Altima driving westbound on 59th Street near the intersection, police said.
The Chrysler then struck a building on the northwest corner of the intersection, causing “significant structural damage,” police said.
Police said the driver of the Chrysler fled the scene on foot.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013Area:
Los Angeles, CAA teenage bicyclist was in critical condition Thanksgiving night after a hit-and-run driver struck him in Long Beach, authorities said.
The crash was reported shortly before 5 p.m. near 61st Street and Linden Avenue (map), according to a spokesperson for the Long Beach Fire Department.
A 15-year-old boy was riding his bike west on 61st Street when he rode through a stop sign and was struck by a light-colored sedan, possibly a Nissan Altima, traveling north on Linden Avenue, authorities said.
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Monday, November 25, 2013Area:
Hartford & New Haven, CTHartford police are searching for a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian early Sunday morning then fled the scene.
Roberto Manuel Cruz, 34, of Otis Street in Hartford was hit by a car while walking in the area of 700 Maple Avenue in Hartford around 2:30 a.m. Nov. 24, police said. Cruz was taken to Hartford Hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Police are looking for a silver or gray, 2003 to 2006 Infinity G35 with a possible license plate of Connecticut 582-XYM. The car's right front end is likely to be damaged, police said. It was last seen traveling southbound on Maple Avenue.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013Area:
New Orleans, LAThe New Orleans Police Department says it's close to making an arrest in Sunday's deadly hit-and-run accident on the Interstate 10 Highrise.
Police say it happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday. Danielle Rhone, 29, and her nephew, 2-year-old Kaedan Body, both died.
According to police, the car Rhone was driving stalled near the top of the Highrise due to mechanical problems.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013Area:
Everett-Bellingham WAA pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Bellingham early Sunday. A suspect was later arrested. Bellingham Police say officers found a 25-year-old Ferndale woman at 1:47 a.m. at the intersection of E. Chestnut Street and Railroad Avenue. She had been hit by a car and the driver fled the scene before officers arrived. The woman was legally crossing a well-lighted street in a marked crosswalk when the suspect vehicle sped through the area and struck her.