Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettlekamp says a man has contacted his department to say he may have hit a woman walking in the roadway south of Stonington early Friday morning.
Kettlekamp says 22-year old Devun Rohdemann of Stonington was hit and killed at about 3am on Illinois Route 48.
The man, whose name has not been released, told police he had thought he had hit an animal in the roadway. After learning of Rohdemann’s death he called police.
The Illinois State Police is continuing its investigation after interviewing the man and seizing his vehicle.