ST. LOUIS • A driver and her passenger were shot while driving in the Gate District on Thursday night, leading to a car accident that left the woman dead and the man in critical condition.

Police identified the woman who died as Janae Johnson, 24, of the 1700 block of California Avenue. Her passenger, a 21-year-old man, was in critical condition. His name was not released.

Police found the victims' car at about 6 p.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Ohio Avenue. The car had overturned on the driver's side after it crashed through an iron fence on Caroline Street near Ohio Avenue. Police found multiple bullet holes in the vehicle.

Johnson was found trapped underneath the vehicle, police said. She had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man had multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital. Police say he was in critical but stable condition.

Police say Johnson had been driving on Caroline near Jefferson Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. when someone fired several shots at the vehicle. Johnson drove farther west on Caroline before crashing through a fence at an apartment complex near Ohio Avenue.