All articles tagged with #hit and run
Michael Griffiths, 72, was arrested on Tuesday for the fatal hit-and-run of former child actress Kianna Underwood in Brooklyn. Underwood, 33, died in January after being struck by two vehicles while crossing a street against the signal. Griffiths faces charges for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
A 50-year-old woman was killed when a dump truck struck her bicycle on West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan on Monday morning. The driver continued driving after the crash but was stopped nearby and detained without charges. The victim, who lived in an East Harlem shelter, was riding a JOCO e-bike, likely for delivery work. Police are investigating the incident, which highlights ongoing concerns about cyclist safety in the city.
A 16-year-old boy died and his 14-year-old sister was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis after a blue sedan struck them while crossing a street in South Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The driver and a passenger fled the scene on foot, leaving the vehicle behind. LAPD is searching for the suspects, while neighbors demand speed bumps to address chronic speeding in the area.
Christopher Brewer, a resident of Lee County, Florida, has been charged with hit-and-run following a crash involving his Tesla. The incident occurred Sunday night in the Miromar Lakes community, where Brewer allegedly struck a light pole and two trees, resulting in approximately $20,000 in damage. Deputies were alerted to the collision not by a human caller, but by an automated 911 notification triggered by the crash detection feature on Brewer’s iPhone. Upon arrival, officers found the debris had already been cleared and Brewer was absent from the scene. Although Brewer and an associate told security personnel he was heading to the hospital, deputies later confirmed through a woman that he was actually at her residence. Brewer faces a single charge of hit-and-run.
A 39-year-old man allegedly stole a Tesla in La Jolla, led police on a chaotic chase, crashed into a roadside transformer, then drove onto the Pacific Beach Boardwalk where a 25-year-old woman was seriously injured. Bystanders chased the vehicle and captured part of the incident on Meta glasses before officers arrested Juan Antonio Gonzaba, who has an extensive criminal history. He pleaded not guilty and faces up to 24 years, 8 months in prison if convicted; a blood test is pending and authorities suspect he was under the influence at the time of the crash.
A suspected stolen Tesla sped onto San Diego’s Pacific Beach boardwalk, striking a 25-year-old woman in critical condition as bystanders chased the driver. Police had been pursuing the vehicle but terminated the chase for public-safety reasons. The driver was detained by bystanders until officers arrived; SDPD is investigating a felony hit-and-run, with the driver suspected of being under the influence. Lifeguards and fire crews treated others who jumped out of the way, and the boardwalk area was temporarily closed before reopening later in the day.
In North Charleston, 2-year-old Haisha Dominguez Marin died after a hit-and-run. Driver Anayely Lovato Guerrero, 27, was arrested on charges of reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident involving death, while the toddler’s guardian, Glaimar Alejandra Ramirez Dominguez, 21, was arrested on unlawful conduct toward a child. Investigation ongoing.
An Alamosa judge raised Barry Morphew’s bond from $3 million to $10 million cash after he breached bond conditions by a Denver hit-and-run; if released, he would be confined at home in the San Luis Valley on a GPS monitor. Morphew, indicted for first-degree murder in his wife Suzanne Morphew's 2020 disappearance, faced renewed scrutiny as prosecutors argued the breach showed noncompliance, while the defense contended the case is not a danger to the community. The monitoring firm RMS was criticized for lax oversight that allowed the breach.
In Jessup, Maryland, a 2018 Infiniti struck a parked Howard County Police cruiser around 2:17 a.m., the driver fled prompting a pursuit that ended about a mile away when the Infiniti crashed into a retaining wall. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and two other occupants were hospitalized in stable condition. It’s unclear which occupant was driving; the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division is handling the investigation.
A SUV crash on NC 96 in Wake County killed a 10-year-old and seriously injured four others. The driver, 40-year-old Correll Jermaine Deans, fled the scene and was later arrested; he faces multiple felony hit-and-run counts, misdemeanor child abuse, and other charges, with potential additional counts as investigators continue to probe.
Colorado man Barry Morphew, free on a $3 million bond in his wife Suzanne Morphew’s 2020 disappearance and murder, was jailed after a two-vehicle hit-and-run in Denver, with prosecutors saying his travel to Denver International Airport violated bond conditions; Morphew has pleaded not guilty and faces a trial next summer for his wife’s death, a case tied to remains found in 2023 and investigators citing tranquilizer traces in bone marrow.
Barry Morphew, already charged with the murder of his wife Suzanne Morphew, was arrested in Boulder County on an outstanding Alamosa County warrant for Failure to Comply related to GPS home‑detention issues. Prosecutors also allege he was involved in a hit‑and‑run in Denver on Aug. 26 while GPS monitoring was in place, citing video as evidence and arguing bond conditions are inadequate. A bond hearing in Alamosa District Court is scheduled for Sept. 8 as prosecutors seek stricter measures, including ending GPS exceptions and tighter verification of work-site presence.
Portland police identified 57-year-old Nichele Roakes as the woman killed when struck by a dark pickup truck while crossing Forest Avenue on Aug. 24; the driver did not stop, and investigators are seeking witnesses or surveillance footage, with no new information about the driver as of Aug. 31.
A Brooklyn nurse, Jiayi Zheng, 28, who had just finished an overnight shift, was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Third Avenue at 55th Street in Sunset Park; the driver fled and remains at large as authorities investigate, with safety advocates calling for swift improvements along the corridor after a string of pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2014.
A pedestrian died after a hit-and-run crash at the Capital Boulevard and Durant Road intersection in Raleigh early Saturday; responders were unable to revive them, and police are seeking information via Raleigh Police or Crimestoppers.