A 34-year-old Lower Kalskag woman succumbed to serious injuries after a four-wheeler accident in Upper Kalskag on Saturday afternoon, the trooper dispatch reported Monday.

A trooper investigation into the four-wheeler accident would reveal that 34-year-old Merna Spein  was driving a 2008 Honda four-wheeler when she lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the four-wheeler flipped and rolled two times.

According to a witness of the accident, Spein was the sole rider of the vehicle when it rolled. Spein was thrown from the four-wheeler during the incident. Spein was not wearing a helmet and suffered severe head injuries.

After the accident, Spein was transported to the Upper Kalskag Clinic. But, within fifteen minutes of her arrival, Spein went into cardiac arrest. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and Spein was pronounced deceased at 3:10 pm Saturday.

Spein’s remains were sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage for autopsy. Her next of kin were notified.

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