Alaska State Troopers responded to mile 111 of the Glenn Highway minutes prior to 4 pm on Friday afternoon after receiving a report of a serious accident at that location. Upon arrival, EMS made contact with the driver, identified as 36-year-old Ashleigh McLennan of Valdez, and her passenger and transported them to medical facilities, one […]
Palmer-based troopers reported that they had received a call reporting a rollover collision where the vehicle was on fire. At the time of the call, troopers were unaware if the occupants had escaped or were trapped inside of the burning vehicle. When troopers arrived at the scene shortly after 9 am, they found the vehicle […]
A downed aircraft, a Piper PA-18A closed Spenard Road for a short time on Sunday, Anchorage police report. The single-engine aircraft on skis was forced to make an emergency landing in front of the Marriott Hotel near the Lake Hood Seaplane Base. The pilot, who suffered minor injuries in the mishap, reported an in-flight emergency […]
Alaska State Troopers have released the identities of the Saturday night helicopter crash victims and also report that the sole survivor of the crash, 48-year-old Czech Republic resident David Horvath, remains in serious but stable condition at an Anchorage hospital. AST was notified of an overdue helicopter and the location of possible crash debris near […]