HARRISBURG, IL – An Eldorado woman died in a traffic crash in Saline County Wednesday afternoon.

According to Illinois State Police, 39-year-old Taryn Hopkins was driving her car south on Illinois 142 near North County Line Road around 1:50 when she failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway and struck an embankment. The car became airborne and struck a utility pole and overturned, coming to rest in a field.

Hopkins was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. No further information is currently available.