Alaska State Troopers were notified on Sunday of an ELT activation from an aircraft located east of the Parks Highway near Willow and Talkeetna. The aircraft that emitted the signal would not be located until Thursday. Investigators could not locate any distress calls or reports of overdue aircraft AST said. Beginning Sunday, the day the […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers based in Anchor Point responded to a single-vehicle crash on East End Road on the south Kenai Peninsula and responded to the scene at 3:12 pm on Sunday afternoon. The investigation found that 65-year-old Homer resident Kenneth Hahn was driving toward Homer, when he suffered a medical issue and consequently, left the […]
AST responded to a head-on collision on the Palmer Wasilla Highway late Friday afternoon to find a 71-year old Wasilla resident suffering from serious injuries. That driver was identified as Christopher Manacher. The highway was closed down for approximately two hours as troopers conducted their investigation. The investigation found that Manacher was traveling east on […]
AST reports that two fatalities occurred on the Sterling Highway on Saturday evening in a multiple vehicle crash. Troopers and first responders went to mile 64 of the Sterling Highway at 6:20 pm after receiving notification of a crash there and opened an investigation. The preliminary investigation found that a non-commercial van crossed over the […]