Driver wanted after striking woman with vehicle in Bucktown, fleeing the scene

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Woman struck by vehicle in crosswalk in Bucktown

Police are searching for a driver who struck a 40-year-old woman with a vehicle and then fled the scene.

Chicago police asked for the public's help in finding the driver of a car that struck and critically injured a woman Saturday night in Bucktown.

At 10:51 p.m., police responded to a traffic incident in the 2100 block of West Armitage Avenue and located a 40-year-old woman in the crosswalk.

It was determined that the woman was struck by a dark-colored sedan, which fled the scene after the incident, police said. 

The woman suffered trauma to her body and was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

The vehicle involved in the crash was a four-door sedan, possibly a 2009-2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur, with a metallic blue color. It was last known to have an Illinois Dealer Plate of DL6118C

The car has extensive damage to the windshield and is missing its front lower grill. The vehicle was last observed heading westbound on West Armitage Avenue from North Hoyne Avenue.

If you have any information regarding this incident or the described vehicle, or if you know someone who does, you are asked to contact the Major Accident Investigation Unit at (312) 745-4521.