93-year-old woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Austin

Chicago police say the driver of a Porsche Cayenne fatally struck at 93-year-old woman Thursday afternoon in Austin then fled the scene. The vehicle’s license plate reads CZ60617, authorities said. (Chicago Police Department)

A 93-year-old woman was killed Thursday afternoon after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Austin neighborhood.

The woman was crossing the street in the 300 block of South Laramie Avenue when someone driving a Porsche Cayenne drove around a stopped vehicle into a bike lane and through a crosswalk, striking the woman about 12:20 p.m., Chicago police said.