A father of two died Saturday after a car thief ran over him with his own vehicle when he tried to grab onto it. Prince William County Police said Jose Vasquez Galvan, 37, was picking up a package from the leasing office of his gated community in Dumfries, Virginia, at about 7 p.m., WRC reported. …
Two children were hospitalized Saturday after they were struck by a car in the Jacobs neighborhood of southwestern Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville Metro Police spokesperson Aaron Ellis said officers were called to the scene just before 3:30 p.m. after a car hit a 7-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, WAVE reported. Witnesses said the car was …
South Florida police are searching for a boat that struck and killed a 15-year-old girl after she fell off her wakeboard in Biscayne Bay Saturday afternoon. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said Ella Riley Adler was in the water wearing a lifejacket, with her board attached to her feet when she was struck …
A Florida man was arrested this week after he was involved in not one but two hit-and-run crashes, including one in which he killed a Bartow High School student while fleeing the first accident. Edgardo Joel Rosado Perez, 41, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, according to the Lakeland Ledger. The …
On Tuesday, Florida police arrested a man who allegedly struck and killed a USPS worker a day earlier. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Christopher Prater, 56, borrowed a car without permission before striking a postal truck driven by Paul Falica, 69. Witnesses reportedly saw a Mercedes driving away after Falica’s truck was overturned. Falica …
Police in Maryland are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck a man, drove two miles with the victim lodged in his windshield, and dumped the body on the side of the road. Prince George’s County police said that Franklin Membreno Mendez, 28, was involved in a minor, unrelated collision on Annapolis Road sometime before …
A Pennsylvania mom was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning in southwest Phildaelphia’s Eastwick neighborhood. Police say Ashley McLean-Gaylor, 27, was exiting another vehicle at about 2:30 a.m. when she stepped in front of a passing car that struck her, according to WCAU. The driver briefly paused but then fled, they …
Houston police found a car believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash 14 miles from the crash scene and have detained the driver. Investigators said the crash happened just before 1 a.m. on Monday, KHOU reported. The victim was struck and carried for a distance before he was hit several more times. Houston …
Authorities have arrested a 51-year-old woman accused in the hit-and-run death of her granddaughter last month in an Indiana motel parking lot. Detectives found Lisa Tesch in that city on Friday and arrested her on outstanding warrants from Kentucky as well as Indiana charges connected with the death of 18-month-old Eleanor Campbell, according to the …
A woman was killed during an early morning hit-and-run crash in Pennsylvania on Thursday, in an area reportedly known for fast driving and ignoring traffic signs. It happened at around 3:30 a.m., at the intersection of North Broad and Somerset Streets in North Philadelphia. CBS News identified the woman as 35-year-old Tamarah Savage. The vehicle …
A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 35-year-old woman crossing the street in North Philadelphia early Thursday morning. Investigators said the incident happened at about 3:30 a.m. at North Broad and Somerset Streets, WPVI reported. According to a witness, the woman was crossing North Broad when she was hit by a white sedan traveling in …
