On Tuesday, July 5th, the Petersburg Police Department contacted Alaska State Troopers and requested that troopers take over the investigation of a fatal vehicle accident that occurred on Monday morning.

Troopers arrived in Petersburg on Wednesday and began their investigation of the cause and circumstances of the crash that occurred at approximately 7:25 am on July 4th, taking the lives of 18-year-old Molly Judge-Parks and 19-year-old Marie Giesgrecht.

Judge-Parks and Giesbrecht were passengers in the 2004 Ford E350 Econoline van when it crashed as it was traveling south on South Nordic Drive. 

The driver of the vehicle, 23-year-old William “Chris” Allen, suffered serious injuries in the crash and was transported to a local hospital in Petersburg for treatment of his injuries. Another passenger in the van suffered minor injuries and was also transported to the hospital, treated, and released.

Further details of the crash are currently unavailable as troopers continue the investigation into the fatal crash.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]

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