The intersection of Asbury Drive and Saratoga Drive in Aurora. (CREDIT: Google Maps screenshot)

Aurora police are hoping someone saw or has information on a Thanksgiving-night hit-and-run crash that resulted in a 97-year-old Aurora woman being critically injured.

The crash occurred about 7:55 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, at the intersection of Asbury and Saratoga drives on Aurora’s Far East Side.

A 48-year-old Wheaton man who was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt told police he had just turned south onto Asbury from Saratoga when the offending vehicle, possibly a white pickup truck, veered into the same lane as the Cobalt and struck it head-on. The pickup was last seen northbound on Asbury.

The impact of the collision sent the Cobalt backward, where it struck a 2009 Honda Accord that was parked and unoccupied on Saratoga.

The 97-year-old was seated in the front passenger seat and suffered numerous broken bones. She was airlifted to a suburban hospital after receiving treatment at Rush Copley Medical Center. The driver of the Chevy and another passenger, a 73-year old-Chicago woman who was in the back seat of the vehicle, were both treated at Rush-Copley for non-life threatening injuries.

Aside from the vague description of the offending vehicle, police have no other information.

Anyone with information is asked to call Aurora Police Traffic Investigators at 630-256-5330 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000. Callers to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and qualify for a cash reward of up to $5000 for information that leads to any arrests. Tips can also be submitted through the Aurora Police Department’s free app available from iTunes, the Android Market, or Amazon App Store. Simply search for “My Police Department”, find the Aurora Police, and download.

SOURCE: Aurora Police Department news release