Passenger critically hurt, driver sought in Edgewater crash

CHICAGO - Police are seeking the driver who fled the scene of a crash that left her passenger critically injured Tuesday night in the Edgewater neighborhood.

The two women were riding southbound on North Ridge Avenue around 11:23 p.m. when the driver failed to stop at a red light and crashed into a concrete wall in the 1800 block of West Peterson Avenue, police said. 

The driver ran away from the scene and is not in custody, according to police.

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Her passenger, a 28-year-old woman, was transported to Saint Francis Hospital where she was listed in critical condition, police said.

CPD's Major Accidents Unit is investigating.