CARBONDALE – A Carbondale woman lost her life after she was hit by a vehicle around 7:50 Monday morning in rural Carbondale.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Alexis Scott of Du Quoin was driving her vehicle north on Reed Station Road just south of Haney Road as 74-year-old Nancy Heil-Schaffner was walking along the southbound shoulder at the same time. She attempted to cross the roadway and was struck by Scott’s vehicle.

A Carbondale police detective reported the crash and rendered care until an ambulance arrived. Heil-Schaffner was taken to an area hospital where she died from her injuries a short time later.