The Illinois State Police released the identity of a Carbondale, Ill., couple killed Friday afternoon in a one-car accident near Alto Pass.
Elmo C. Kirk and his wife, Mary, both 70, were killed when their vehicle left Route 127, careened down an embankment and overturned.
The accident occurred at 3:10 p.m. a half mile south of Alto Pass, police said.
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