Woman killed, white car sought in West Garfield Park hit and run

Police are looking for the driver of a white car that fled the scene after slamming into a 69-year-old woman, killing her Wednesday night in West Garfield Park.

Around 9:45 p.m., the 69-year-old woman was crossing the street in the 4200 block of West Madison Street when a white sedan struck her, knocking her to the ground, and fled the scene, Chicago police said.

She suffered severe body trauma and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where she died, police said.

Area 4 detectives were investigating.