After receiving a report of a serious crash at mile 38 of the Glenn Highway at 2:53 am on Tuesday morning, troopers responded to the location to investigate. When they arrived at the scene, AST found a Ford F250 rolled over with extensive crush damage. Further investigation would find the driver pinned beneath and deceased. […]
At 4:03 pm on Friday, troopers received an SOS from a satellite communications device and State and Wildlife Troopers immediately responded to the location where the SOS signal was initiated along the Denali Highway. When they arrived, they discovered that 70-year-old Bend, Oregon resident Glenn Cantor, had suffered fatal injuries in a snowmobile collision. A […]
On Christmas day troopers responded to a multi-vehicle accident on the Glenn Highway near the Knik River bridge. When troopers and EMS arrived at the scene they identified seven vehicles involved in the incident. The investigation found icy conditions were responsible for the crashes. Injuries incurred in the multi-collisions were limited to two juveniles who […]
Alaska State Troopers reported that on Wednesday night a trooper assisting a moose/vehicle collision at mile 59 of the Glenn Highway narrowly escaped severe injury or death when a drunk driver hit their patrol vehicle. The trooper reported that as they were dealing with the moose strike they spotted a pickup truck coming directly at […]