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Death of woman on Route 1 investigated

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Illinois State Police and the Gallatin County Coroner's Office are investigating the death of a Rosiclare woman related to an apparent fall from a moving vehicle on state Route 1 Tuesday night.

Coroner Tony Cox said he was called 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to state Route 1 about 1/2 mile south of Pounds Hollow Lane near Scott Lane to find the body of Dorothy Carmickle of Rosiclare on the highway. He pronounced her dead at 10:55 p.m.

In the vehicle with Carmickle was Russell C. Carmickle, 51, Rosiclare. Illinois State Police arrested Carmickle 4:50 a.m. Wednesday on charges of possession controlled substance and driving while license revoked.

-- DeNeal receives e-mail at bdeneal@yourclearwave.com.