Driver Knocks Down Streetlight, Flees Scene In Woodridge

WOODRIDGE, IL — Woodridge police are looking for a driver who hit and knocked down a streetlight early Friday. The crash took place around 4 a.m. in the 6100 block of Ridgeway Drive, according to a post on the Woodridge Police Department's Facebook page.

Police say the car who hit the streetlight "likely sustained heavy damage to the front end, including a broken headlight and a flat tire." They added that they "have reason to believe" the car in question was local to the area.

Anyone who has information is encouraged to call the Woodridge Police Department's Officer Begy at 630-960-8944 or email them at hbegy@vil.woodridge.il.us.