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 […]
Alaska State Troopers reported this Labor Day weekend that a 16-year-old teen died from her injuries sustained in the August 1st Glenn/Parks interchange accident where three other teens were severely injured. The accident on last Thursday occurred when a Toyota with four teens pulled out in front of a Ford Expedition while making a left […]