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New charges for driver in fatal Staten Island hit-and-run

Wil Cruz New York Daily News 07/21/2010
NYPD Searches For Brooklyn Hit-And-Run Driver

Police continued their search Wednesday for a hit-and-run driver who struck a stroller with a white van, sending a Brooklyn toddler to the hospital.

New charges for driver in fatal Staten Island hit-and-run

A driver accused of killing an elderly Staten Island couple in a hit-and-run accident last year was slapped with new charges Wednesday.

Massachusetts senator apologizes for fleeing crash

Maria Cramer and Matt Viser The Boston Globe 10/06/2009
Massachusetts senator apologizes for fleeing crash

CAMBRIDGE - State Senator Anthony D. Galluccio apologized yesterday for rear-ending a family of four on Sunday afternoon and fleeing the scene, an accident that left one person with minor injuries, a Cambridge neighborhood shaken by his actions, and questions about what prompted his lapses behind the wheel.

'American Idol' Contestant Alexis Cohen Killed in Hit and Run

Another tragedy has befallen a former "American Idol" hopeful. Authorities said Alexis Cohen, who tried out twice for the Fox reality competition, was struck and killed by a car early Saturday in Seaside Heights, N.J.

Dad dies pushing bicycling son, 6, out of way of crazed hit-run driver in Bronx horror

Simone Weichselbaum, Edgar Sandoval and Bill Hutchinson New York Daily News 07/13/2009
Dad dies pushing bicycling son, 6, out of way of crazed hit-run driver in Bronx horror

A hero dad died last night saving his 6-year-old son from a speeding hit-and-run driver who left a trail of destruction on a Bronx street after a fight with his wife at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant, police said.

Washington man sentenced for fatal Thanksgiving crash

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A man accused of causing a fatal Thanksgiving Day car crash near Toppenish, Wash., and then fleeing the scene has pleaded guilty to felony charges and will possibly serve a 10-year prison sentence.

Police Search For Driver In Queens Fatal Hit And Run

Police are looking for the driver who fatally struck a woman in Queens. According to police, Virginia Montalvo, 71, was crossing Jamaica Avenue near 98th Street in Woodhaven a little after 10 o clock last night, when she was hit by a dark colored cargo van.

Teen kayaker critically injured in boating hit-and-run

LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Lakewood police are offering a $1,000 reward and asking residents around American Lake if they can identify the boat that hit a kayaker and fled the scene.