A 49-year-old woman was killed in a high speed hit-and-run crash Friday night in Morton Grove after the vehicle she was driving was struck by another car traveling approximately 100 miles per hour, according to Morton Grove police.
Denise Cavada, of Chicago, was killed on impact at 10 p.m. when her car was struck while traveling eastbound on Golf Road between Washington Street and Shermer Road, said Morton Grove Police Cmdr. Paul Yaras.
Yaras said the driver and the passenger of the vehicle that hit Cavada fled from the scene on foot.
“Officers on scene, after setting up a perimeter, were able to find the passenger hiding in a nearby backyard,” he said.
Police are still searching for the driver of the vehicle and the passenger was hospitalized after he was located by authorities, Yaras said.
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Police are investigating tips and leads and “zeroing in on the driver of the vehicle that ran from the scene,” he said.
Anyone with any information about the collision is encouraged to contact the Morton Grove Police Department.
Lee V. Gaines is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.