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.
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.
As of right now, we just have a vehicle versus a pedestrian [crash] that resulted in a fatality, Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Adam Strongman told the Chronicle Friday night. The vehicle fled, we're reviewing all video and surveillance cameras in the area and trying to track down any vehicles that match the description. But come Saturday, they had their suspect. NBC Bay Area reports that police arrested a 17-year-old in Petaluma after executing a search warrant at the teen's Petaluma home.
A 65-year-old man is facing charges after a tractor-trailer hit and run in Vaughan left a pedestrian dead Thursday evening. The incident happened around 7:20 p.m. near Islington Avenue and Highway 7. A 62-year-old man from Toronto died on scene after being hit by the tractor-trailer, according to police.
A new study from the Law Offices of James A. Welcome highlights a concerning and uneven trend in U.S. roadway safety: fatal hit-and-run crashes are rising disproportionately in certain states, particularly those with large metropolitan areas and dense traffic networks. Using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data from 2019 to 2023, the analysis reviewed more than 186,000 fatal crashes nationwide. Of these, 13,001 involved a driver who fled the scene, meaning 7% of all fatal U.S. crashes now involve hit-and-runs.
Police were alerted to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a car at 9:57pm on Thursday, October 30, on Aspen Way in Canary Wharf. Both ambulance services and police attended. Despite the best efforts of first responders, the pedestrian, a 26-year-old man, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
Police have arrested a driver who allegedly removed his licence plate and hid it in the trunk of the vehicle before he fled a fatal hit and run in Mississauga. Santosh Kumar Patra, 56, of Mississauga was killed in the collision on Friday around 9 p.m., police said in the release Wednesday. According to police, a Mini Cooper struck and killed Patra at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue W. and Fallingbrook Drive.
A 13-year-old boy was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Dana Point while on his way to school Tuesday morning, authorities said. The crash took place around 8:15 a.m. The child was struck as he stood with his brother on the safety island between Park Lantern and Dana Point Harbor Drive, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
A gangland criminal, who caused the death of a 21-year-old student in a notorious hit-and-run case where he had filmed himself speeding just moments before, will now serve an extra five years in prison after the Court of Appeal ruled that his original eight-year sentence for this and other offences was unduly lenient.
A gangland criminal, who caused the death of a 21-year-old student in a notorious hit-and-run case where he had filmed himself speeding just moments before, will now serve an extra five years in prison after the Court of Appeal ruled that his original eight-year sentence for this and other offences was unduly lenient. In resentencing Kieran Fogarty (21) to a total of 14 years in prison with the final year suspended, Ms Justice Tara Burns today noted the serious impact his actions had on the family of Joe Drennan.
After a month-long firestorm that a hit-and-run suspect accused of killing two women while driving on meth could get a diversion program instead of facing trial, an SF Superior Court judge just ruled the case will indeed go to trial. One issue that largely fueled the 2022 recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin was the infamous case of Troy McAlister, who was accused of killing 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt in a New Year's Eve 2020 hit-and-run crash.