#hit-and-run

#hit-and-run

Investigators say the blaze started inside McDermott's townhouse after he reportedly lit small fires throughout the day, telling a friend and witnesses that he was trying to kill spiders inside the residence. Police say McDermott, of East Moriches, New York, ignited a fire on the floor and then stacked a loveseat on top of it. Despite a friend's repeated efforts to put out the flames, McDermott continued to relight them, the man told authorities.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to locate the driver who was believed to be driving a grey/silver saloon with partial registration number 141-D. The collision, involving a car and a pedestrian, occurred at approximately 7.10pm on Ratoath Road, Finglas, Dublin 11. The juvenile male pedestrian, aged in his teens, was brought to Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

The incident has left the criminal's friend, who was a passenger in the car, in a critical condition and he is currently being treated for his injuries in Beaumont Hospital. A female pedestrian aged in her early 20s, who was struck by the car as she walked on the footpath, is currently being treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. The crash happened on the L5313 at Loreto Wood in Cavan at 6.45pm yesterday and gardai are appealing for witnesses.

Police said Friday they are looking for the driver of a white SUV who struck and critically injured a 71-year-old man in a Brooklyn crosswalk before driving away. NYPD officials said the incident happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Avenue S in Sheepshead Bay. The 71-year-old was crossing Ocean Avenue westbound on Avenue S when the driver hit him while going north on Ocean Avenue, police said.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Pittsfield late Tuesday night after being dragged a "lengthy distance" by the undercarriage of the car, prosecutors said. Pittsfield police responded to a report Tuesday night of a man lying in the roadway who appeared to have been hit by a vehicle, the department said in a press release. When police arrived, they were unable to find the vehicle or the victim involved. Police spoke to witnesses, which led them to survey the area, the department said.

A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run school bus full of students while she was crossing a Brooklyn street Thursday afternoon, according to cops and sources. The female pedestrian was attempting to cross the street at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Bath Avenue in Gravesend just after 3 p.m. when the school bus driver failed to navigate the roadway properly and careened into her, the NYPD said.

Officers found the girl dead with several injuries near the Antioch Fairgrounds on Jan. 23. Authorities identified her as Jeana Flores, of Antioch. She was on the roadway in the area of L Street between W. 10th and W. 18th streets. Police initially treated her death as a suspicious one. Autopsy results revealed that Flores had been hit by a vehicle and the police department's traffic unit took over the investigation.

According to Creely, an eyewitness said the driver of a grey Toyota Crown XLE had run a red light, causing the crash. The witness also told Creely that he spoke to the driver of the Toyota, who, after exiting the vehicle, said that he had crashed his car and asked to borrow a sweater. He was told no and then allegedly fled the scene on foot down 22nd Street toward Florida Street.

A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run e-bike crash with a pregnant woman whose baby was born afterwards in hospital and remains in a serious condition. The collision, which involved an e-bike and a pedestrian in Herbert Avenue, occurred near to the junction with Manor Avenue in Poole at around 3.50pm on 26 January, 2026. The mother, who is in her thirties, went to hospital for treatment. Her baby, who has since been born, remains in hospital in a serious condition.

A baby born after their mother was hit by an e-bike in Poole on Monday is in a serious condition in hospital, Dorset Police said. The rider of the e-bike failed to stop at the scene, and police told The Independent that no arrests have been made. The mother, a woman in her thirties, also attended the hospital for treatment after the e-bike collided with her on Herbert Avenue, near the junction with Manor Avenue.

The charges against Zato stem from an incident in which she plowed into 27-year-old James Roda of Oakland with her 1984 Mercedes-Benz while he was in the middle of 14th Street between Madison and Oak streets shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2013. Zato's lawyer, Megan Burns, said in her closing argument in November that Zato struck Roda under duress because she faced an imminent threat from a group of men who had beaten her and robbed her of her cellphone in front of the Oakland Public Library.

"She's going to be greatly missed and I can't believe she's gone," said Elias Flores.

Connors was disqualified at the time and also pleaded guilty to driving uninsured and unlicensed The victim's sister told him at the sentencing hearing: "You left my brother to die like a dog in the road"

CHP is searching for a driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian who was on the Embarcadero Road and Highway 101 on-ramp in Palo Alto. The hit-and-run happened around 5:00 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound Embarcadero Road on-ramp, according to CHP Officer Sophie Lu. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene, Lu said. The Santa Clara Coroner's Office hasn't released the person's name.

"Sir, you hit my car, I need your information!"

An elderly man is fighting for life after being hit by an e-scooter whose rider then fled the scene. The pedestrian, in his 80s, suffered serious injuries in a collision with the electric vehicle travelling westbound along The Vale, Ealing. A force spokesman said: A man in his 80s was treated and taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition. The driver of the e-scooter stopped briefly before abandoning the scooter and heading off on foot along The Vale towards Acton.

My daughter died in that car and left a 1-year-old behind. So I feel like justice needs to be served,

Nearly every day since Elvin Sanchez's wife died a couple of months ago after a long battle with diabetes, he could be found at the home of the elderly couple in the apartment next door, grabbing a meal and talking about the love of his life. Even on the day he died - when Sanchez was fatally struck crossing Linden Blvd. in East New York less than an hour into the near year - his neighbors had dinner on the table later that day

Authorities allege Haney intentionally struck 79-year-old Axelrod with his car near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Hereford Street around 8 a.m. Saturday. He allegedly drove onto the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and fled the scene after mowing the philanthropist down. Axelrod was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Boston police said. His dog was also killed in the collision.

"I am fundraising to help cover legal fees in the Dominican Republic in an effort to seek justice for my sister-in-law, Claire Cullen. Claire was tragically killed in a hit and run incident while on holiday to attend her brothers wedding. She died instantly, and the driver fled the scene without offering any help to Claire or her family," she wrote.

A 34-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fall River on Sunday, the local prosecutor said. Fall River police received a call for a bicyclist who had been hit by a vehicle just after 5 p.m. on Dec. 21, the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a press release. Officers found Jordyn Lyttle, a Fall River resident, seriously injured near 214 Stafford Rd.

One person was killed and another was hospitalized after a crash in Stoughton that occurred during a police pursuit Saturday. At about 10:40 a.m., Brockton police attempted to stop a pickup truck driven by Jason Ortiz, 26, of Brockton, according to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office. Ortiz led police in pursuit into Stoughton, where his vehicle hit a sedan.