WASHINGTON COUNTY, IL — A 38-year-old Hoyleton woman was killed Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Washington County.

According to Washington County Coroner Mark Styninger, Carrie Shopinski, was traveling southbound on Tower Road a half-mile north of Holly Road near Irvington when she left the eastside of the road, overcorrected, and struck a bridge on the west side of the road.  Styninger believes weather is a factor in the crash.

Styninger pronounced Shopinski dead a10:07 a.m. Friday on the scene of the crash. She was the only person in the vehicle.

Toxicology samples were obtained by the coroner for routine testing.

Washington County Ambulance Service and Irvington Fire Department assisted at the scene.  

The crash remains under investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and the Washington County Coroner’s office.