A COMMUNITY THAT REFUSES TO LOOK AWAY
A LIFE IS WORTH STOPPING FOR.
Every victim found.
Every driver accountable.
When a driver leaves, a family is left behind. We’re building a better response to hit-and-run crashes, together.
DON’T RUN is taking shape to improve the response to serious hit-and-run crashes, help families find support, and turn community concern into meaningful action.
OUR FRIEND. OUR REASON.
THIS BEGAN WITH SHANNON.
Shannon was the kind of person who refused to give up on the people she loved. Loud, witty, spontaneous and fiercely loyal, she had a way of making ordinary life feel like an adventure.
Shannon was 43, a devoted mother of two, a beloved daughter, sister, our friend, and a cherished member of our community. In September 2026, she was killed in a hit-and-run while riding her bicycle in Sonoma County.
We were left with questions we couldn’t stop asking about what happens after a serious hit-and-run, and what could be done differently for the next person and their families left behind. We honor Shannon by turning our heartbreak into action.
Get to know the mission
THE CRASH IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
Support for families
Aim to help families find support and understand what comes next.
Accountability
Learn where a stronger response can help identify responsible drivers.
Find people sooner
Identify ways to shorten the time between a serious crash and finding someone who needs help.
Preserve evidence
Learn how timely footage and information can be preserved and passed to investigators.
We’re starting in Sonoma County, learning from families, investigators, and community organizations to understand where the greatest gaps are and where we can make the most meaningful difference.
Stand with usLIVES LOST IN ONE YEAR
2,911
People killed in U.S. hit-and-run crashes.
PEDESTRIANS & CYCLISTS
73%
Of those killed were pedestrians or cyclists.
FATAL HIT-AND-RUN CRASHES
2,824
Fatal crashes involving a driver who fled.
2023 U.S. hit-and-run data · Source: NHTSA FARS. Sources & methodology
THE NATIONAL PICTURE
IT HAPPENS EVERYWHERE.
Each dot marks a fatal hit-and-run crash recorded in the United States.
One dot = one geolocated fatal crash
2,810 locations shown · Alaska & Hawaii inset
Historical data, not live alerts or an unsolved-case tracker. Fatal crashes only; 14 records lack usable coordinates and are counted in totals but not plotted.
About the data & sources
Source: NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023 National CSV archive, retrieved October 11, 2026. We select vehicles marked HIT_RUN = 1, join to the accident table by ST_CASE, and count each crash once. Lives lost are the sum of FATALS. Pedestrian and cyclist deaths are fatal person records in those crashes; the share is rounded to the nearest whole percent. Totals cover the 50 states and D.C.
This snapshot contains 2,824 crashes and 2,911 fatalities. FARS files can be revised after publication, so these totals differ from the 2,872 fatalities in NHTSA’s earlier 2023 overview. This page consistently uses the downloaded snapshot. State boundaries: PublicaMundi U.S. GeoJSON. State detail adds 2024 U.S. Census county boundaries and city locations from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0; retrieved October 11, 2026). These are geographic reference layers, not additional crash records. Selected city names are shown to limit clutter; the map does not show street-level detail. Use the dropdown for accessible state selection.
REAL CHANGE TAKES A COMMUNITY.
A stronger response starts with people willing to show up.
LEND YOUR SKILLS.
Research, communications, technology, or community organizing. Tell us where you can contribute as we build.
BUILD WITH US.
For victim advocates, investigators, local organizations, and community leaders. Help us understand what’s missing.
KEEP THE MISSION MOVING.
Ask for updates, share the initiative, and help bring more people into the conversation.
LET’S CONNECT
YOUR VOICE BELONGS HERE.
Have an idea, a useful skill, or a perspective we should hear? Let’s start a conversation.
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