LOCAL WOMAN DIES AFTER ACCIDENT

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A southern Lawrence County woman has died after being involved in a single vehicle accident Tuesday morning. The Illinois State Police report that at around 9:45 a.m, a 1988 Dodge Utility being driven by 64 year old Jacqueline Rainey of St Francisville was traveling north on County Road 800 East about 1/2 mile north of Sand Barrens Lane west of St Francisville. For unknown reasons, she ran off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected, drove back onto the roadway and then ran off the right side of the road again striking a utility pole. Rainey was taken to an area hospital and later died there of her injuries.