At 12:49 am, on Tuesday morning, Alaska State Troopers responded to a single vehicle accident on the Parks Highway.

When they arrived at the scene, they found that Kenneth Baker, a 47-year-old Wasilla man had suffered severe injuries as a result of a roll-over.

Baker was flown by LifeMed helicopter to Anchorage’s Providence hospital to be treated for his life-threatening injuries.

The investigation at the scene showed that Baker had been traveling south bound on the highway at mile 50.5, when he failed to negotiate a turn. As a result, his 1999 black Mercedes rolled several times, ejecting him from the vehicle.

Baker was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident.

The investigation into he crash is continuing.