Mr Abraham called the hit-and-run driver "a coward" who "should pay his price", adding that their community wants a homicide prosecution.

BBC: Baby dies day after his parents killed in NY car crash

Police hunting a hit-and-run driver thought to have killed a 16-year-old girl in Dorset are visiting all the UK's registered keepers of Volvo XC90s.

BBC: Jade Clark

Family and friends of a five-year-old boy who was killed by a hit-and-run driver 10 years ago will mark his 16th birthday by releasing lanterns later.

BBC: Sam Walker: Lantern tribute for hit-and-run victim

Raquel Nelson was recently convicted for the death of her son when she crossed a busy intersection and her son was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver.

FORBES: Raquel Nelson Sentenced to a Year of Probation and Community Service

"There were no legal repercussions for the driver whatsoever, because the NYPD chose not to investigate the hit-and-run, " Matson said.

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