70-Year-Old Woman Dies In Crash On Lower Wacker Drive In The Loop
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A woman is dead after an overnight hit-and-run crash downtown on Lower Wacker Drive, and police are still trying to find the other driver involved.
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe tells us what investigators have learned.
Police said, around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, a 70-year-old woman was driving a silver Honda sedan at the intersection of Lower Wacker Drive and Columbus Drive, when she collided with a blue Buick sedan.
From the damage, it appeared the cars crashed head-on. Both vehicles had heavy front-end damage.
The driver of the Buick ditched the car and fled the scene.
The victim, Christine Campbell, 70, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Police are still searching for the other driver, but it's not clear who was at fault for the crash.
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