Union Township man charged in fatal hit-and-run

VALPARAISO | An 18-year-old Union Township man was charged with a Saturday hit-and-run in South Haven that resulted this week in the death of a pedestrian.

18-year-old jogger hospitalized after hit-and-run crash in Gary

GARY | A jogger was taken to a Chicago-area hospital Monday night after a hit-and-run in the 300 block of West 30th Avenue, police said.

Police seek public's help in solving hit-and-run mystery

SOUTH HAVEN | Authorities are seeking help in identifying people involved in a hit-and-run Saturday that left a man in critical condition.

Hobart police seeking help in hit-run accident Nov. 13

HOBART | Hobart police are seeking residents' help in tracking down a driver involved in a hit-and-run accident on Nov. 13.

Man found guilty in hit and run that killed Lake Central grad

MARKHAM | Beth Kreke, of Crown Point, was pleased Monday on what would have been her son Shane’s 39th birthday, knowing the man who caused an auto crash that killed him faces the possibility of prison.

M'ville attorney accused of fleeing scene of crash in residential yard

SCHERERVILLE | A Merrillville attorney specializing in personal injury and criminal defense law is accused of driving his car through a residential backyard in Schererville and fleeing the scene Friday night, police said.

Two men face charges in fatal crash in Cedar Lake Trailer Park

CEDAR LAKE | Two people have been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Cedar Lake last week after allegedly hitting the victim while joy riding with a stolen flatbed trailer.

Police looking for driver who hit runner, left her in a ditch

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who severely injured a runner and left her by the side of the road.

Dyer biker killed in hit-and-run; damaged vehicle sought

DYER | A Dyer man was killed early Sunday when a vehicle struck his motorcycle and left the scene.

Portage man charged in hit-and-run that killed mo-ped driver

PORTAGE | Frank Ivey always was doing kind things for the people he loved, his brother Donny said Wednesday, and the last thing he did was no different.

Valparaiso man killed in alleged hit-and-run

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP | A Valparaiso man riding a mo-ped was struck and killed Monday night by a hit-and-run driver, officials said.

Correction

Charge incorrect: A story and column in Friday editions should have reported that court records show Jason Cozmanoff pleaded guilty to an amended charge of public intoxication in October 2009. A court computer system contained misleading information. Cozmanoff turned himself in to police thi…

Lakes of the Four Seasons man charged in fatal hit-and-run of correctional officers

CROWN POINT | A Lakes of the Four Seasons man is facing felony hit-and-run charges but is not yet being prosecuted for the homicide of the Lake County correctional officer he is accused of hitting Tuesday night.

Sheriff: LOFS man in custody in fatal hit-and-run

CROWN POINT | The clock was ticking late Thursday for county investigators to submit charges to prosecutors in connection with the hit-and-run that killed Lake County correctional Officer Britney Meux and injured three of her colleagues Tuesday. Jason Cozmanoff, 42, of Lakes of the Four Seas…

Police say hit-and-run driver accelerated before crashing into correctional officers

Britney Meux's mother, Jackie Meux, talks to reporters Wednesday after a memorial for her daughter, who was killed Tuesday night in a hit-and-run in Crown Point. "I pray to God that you have a heart and turn yourself in," she said of the driver who struck Britney and three other Lake County …

Police say hit-and-run driver accelerated before crashing into correctional officers

Lake County Sheriff's Police Department Chaplain Emanuel Boose plays a horn Wednesday in memory of Officer Britney Meux, who was killed Tuesday in a hit-and-run. "When we blow the sound of the trumpet, we will be remembered before the Lord and delivered from all of thy enemies," Boose said.

Police say hit-and-run driver accelerated before crashing into correctional officers

Lake County correctional Officer Britney Meux's mother, Jackie Meux, places flowers at the memorial for her daughter during a vigil Wednesday. "I pray to God that you have a heart and turn yourself in," Jackie Meux said of the driver who struck Britney and three other correctional officers T…

Police say hit-and-run driver accelerated before crashing into correctional officers

A procession in memory of Officer Britney Meux makes its way from the Lake County Government Complex to the scene of Tuesday's fatal hit-and-run in Crown Point.

Year in Review Lake County 2012

Lake County correctional Officer Britney Meux's mother, Jackie Meux, places flowers at the memorial for her daughter during a vigil Wednesday. "I pray to God that you have a heart and turn yourself in," Jackie Meux said of the driver who struck Britney and three other correctional officers T…

Police coping with loss of one their own while searching for suspect

CROWN POINT | Lake County's law enforcement community is channeling its hurt and rage into a search for the driver who struck four correctional officers, killing one.