How to Use hit-and-run in a Sentence

hit-and-run

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  • More:Dana Williams was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Fond du Lac.
    Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The school lost Matthew Jensen, an English teacher, to a hit-and-run two years ago.
    John Surico, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • The shooting followed a hit-and-run earlier in the day.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 28 June 2023
  • Police were not able to find any witnesses who saw the hit-and-run, Ciampa said.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Less than a month later, he was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest for his guilty plea in the hit-and-run case.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • Lugo died two hours after the clock struck midnight Jan. 1 in a south Phoenix hit-and-run crash.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
  • She was arrested earlier in the week on DUI and hit-and-run charges.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Along with manslaughter, Payne pleaded guilty to charges of DUI and hit-and-run causing death.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Folsom police were called about 3:45 p.m. to the area of Greenback Lane and Folsom Boulevard for a report of a hit-and-run.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Again, things start off bad—with a hit-and-run accident—and spiral downward.
    WIRED, 21 June 2023
  • Cummings died on the scene of a hit-and-run crash in a suburb of Richmond, Virginia, early last Monday.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2023
  • Police are searching for the driver of a fatal hit-and-run in Uptown that killed a 69-year-old woman.
    Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • The hit-and-run death of an Ohio restaurant matriarch in 1985 remains unsolved.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Vazquez Gongora, who turned 18 less than a month before the crash, is also charged with carjacking, hit-and-run and DUI.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023
  • She was struck and killed by the coworker in a hit-and-run later that night, authorities said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • The 52-year-old had earlier entered guilty pleas to first-degree manslaughter and hit-and-run as part of a plea deal.
    oregonlive, 13 June 2023
  • The child is the second person to be killed in a hit-and-run crash in Boston this year, according to city records and Globe reporting.
    Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Court records show the hit-and-run and reckless homicide charges, which were filed Sunday, are related to the death of 55-year-old Janice Howard.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The mom of a 20-year-old college student who was killed in a hit-and-run at her college campus is fighting for justice.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • Read Next National Beloved teacher killed in hit-and-run, Illinois cops say.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Jaylin Todd, 16, was identified by police as the victim of a hit-and-run crash that involved a van that fled the scene on Saturday.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Two teenagers face murder charges in the alleged intentional hit-and-run.
    Alyssa Starr, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The preliminary finding was that the person found dead in a ditch was a pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run, police said.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Also in January, a 77-year-old man died after being struck in a hit-and-run on Spenard Road.
    Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2023
  • Also unusual for a hit-and-run, Stephen's clothing was intact and his shoes, which were loosely tied, were still on.
    Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Police said Stallings-Brown was behind two stabbings and three hit-and-run incidents.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Except for the case of one woman who was killed in a hit-and-run accident, nine of the 10 homeowners are still in their Carter homes, Gibson and Johnson said.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The actor is also facing a misdemeanor charge of a hit-and-run and property damage.
    USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This is the latest legal trouble for Rice, who turned himself in to authorities on April 11 for his involvement in a hit-and-run crash that injured at least four people, according to police records.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Luis Perez-Garcia was charged with four felonies Thursday, including two counts of hit-and-run resulting in death and two counts of knowingly operating a vehicle without a valid license causing death.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
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hit-and-run

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  • In the same spot on Oct. 4, Joseph Jackson, 59, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • He was killed, along with Hella’s mother, sister and nephew, in a hit-and-run in 1942.
    Tom Nolan, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That year in April a 13-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some locals interviewed in the docuseries allege that the Murdaughs might have been involved with his hit-and-run death, per the Wall Street Journal.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Authorities initially thought Smith had been shot, but his death has later ruled a hit-and-run — a claim that his mother has disputed all along.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • West, now 23, had been convicted of fourth-degree vehicular assault after a hit-and-run crash.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Police have identified the driver in a hit-and-run crash Saturday that sent four Plymouth State University students to the hospital, officials said.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Law enforcement agencies this week announced arrests in two fatal hit-and-run accidents in Central Arkansas.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a November 2020 hit-and-run crash that left four people injured.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The deadly hit-and-run collision occurred just after 7 a.m., police said, when an Oakland woman driving a white or beige Mini Cooper struck Ko and sped away, leaving the centenarian with severe head trauma.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In the same spot on Oct. 4, Joseph Jackson, 59, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • He was killed, along with Hella’s mother, sister and nephew, in a hit-and-run in 1942.
    Tom Nolan, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That year in April a 13-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some locals interviewed in the docuseries allege that the Murdaughs might have been involved with his hit-and-run death, per the Wall Street Journal.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Authorities initially thought Smith had been shot, but his death has later ruled a hit-and-run — a claim that his mother has disputed all along.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • West, now 23, had been convicted of fourth-degree vehicular assault after a hit-and-run crash.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Police have identified the driver in a hit-and-run crash Saturday that sent four Plymouth State University students to the hospital, officials said.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Law enforcement agencies this week announced arrests in two fatal hit-and-run accidents in Central Arkansas.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a November 2020 hit-and-run crash that left four people injured.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The deadly hit-and-run collision occurred just after 7 a.m., police said, when an Oakland woman driving a white or beige Mini Cooper struck Ko and sped away, leaving the centenarian with severe head trauma.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2023
  • In the same spot on Oct. 4, Joseph Jackson, 59, was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
  • He was killed, along with Hella’s mother, sister and nephew, in a hit-and-run in 1942.
    Tom Nolan, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That year in April a 13-year-old bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some locals interviewed in the docuseries allege that the Murdaughs might have been involved with his hit-and-run death, per the Wall Street Journal.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Authorities initially thought Smith had been shot, but his death has later ruled a hit-and-run — a claim that his mother has disputed all along.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • West, now 23, had been convicted of fourth-degree vehicular assault after a hit-and-run crash.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Police have identified the driver in a hit-and-run crash Saturday that sent four Plymouth State University students to the hospital, officials said.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Law enforcement agencies this week announced arrests in two fatal hit-and-run accidents in Central Arkansas.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a November 2020 hit-and-run crash that left four people injured.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The deadly hit-and-run collision occurred just after 7 a.m., police said, when an Oakland woman driving a white or beige Mini Cooper struck Ko and sped away, leaving the centenarian with severe head trauma.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2023

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