Automobile Accidents

• Teen Dies in 4-Wheeler crash on Glenn Highway

  Mike Schneider | July 27, 2007 12:46 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  An Anchorage youth lost control of the four-wheeler he was operating at about mile 155 of the Glenn Highway. It slid onto the Glenn, and into the path of another vehicle. Despite wearing a helmet, the young man later died of his injuries. All in the other vehicle were belted. They were treated and released. The fatal crash occured last Friday.For more information on this subject, please...

• Young Driver Causes Brain Damage: Leaves Scene

  Mike Schneider | July 23, 2007 12:05 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A sixteen-year-old driver with no more than a learner's permit tried to enter the Seward Highway from Brayton drive. Other drivers tried to avoid him. The crash that followed left a young woman with brain damage. The young driver left the scene but was later located. The law required that those driving on a learner's permit be in the company of an adult licensed driver. The sixteen-year-old...

• High Speed Rollover Crash Kills Teens in St. Marys

  Mike Schneider | July 20, 2007 12:03 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  Alaska State Troopers report that two teens died and three were injured, June 30, 2007 in St. Marys, Alaska, a 500-person Alaska Native village in Western Alaska. The vehicle is alleged to have been driven at about 70 mph in the 40 mph zone. None of the occupants wore seat belts. Liability insurance is not mandatory in some of Alaska's rural communties. Victims and family members harmed by...

• Critical Injury Caused by Crash With Moose

  Mike Schneider | July 13, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A Cadillac crashed with a moose near Trapper Creek last week. The roof was peeled back and trapped the passenger, and Anchorage woman, until first responders could free her. She was critically injured. Auto manufacturers have been sued successfully for failing to design cars to withstand such crashes. Whether it is moose in Alaska or cattle in the Western US, vehicle occupants need...

• Motorcycle Crash Kills Driver

  Mike Schneider | July 11, 2007 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  An Anchorage man died July 7, 2007, when the motorcycle he was driving, a Harley Davidson, crashed head-on into a motor home driven by an Arizona tourist. The fatal crash happened on the Glenn Highway. The motorcyclist crossed the double yellow line to end his life and do $10,00 damage to the motor home.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle...

• Police Chase Seriously Injures Innocent Driver

  Mike Schneider | July 09, 2007 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  July 6, 2007, Anchorage Police pursued Chris Collins at high speed. Collins finally caused a crash that made him Anchorage's 14th traffic death in 2007. Matthew Scott of Anchorage was struck by Collins at high speed. Scott suffered brain damage and internal injuries. It is not know if he will recover from his serious injuries or traumatic brain injury. Most police departments in the US...

• Fewer Serious Injury and Death Crashes on Seward Highway

  Mike Schneider | July 06, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  In his recent newsletter to constituents, Rep. Mike Hawker , R-Anchorage, cited statistics showing a dramatic decline in serious injury and death crashes on the Seward Highway, South of Anchorage. But the pressure is still on to strictly enforce the speed limit and rein in bad drivers. Aircraft are now helping AST with enforcement.For more information on this subject, please refer to our...

• $10 Million Verdict against Ford in Crash that Paralyzed Woman

  Jane Schneider | June 19, 2007 7:59 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A jury awarded a Boca woman ten million dollars in an auto accident that left her without the use of her arms and legs. Flaws in the design of the seat in her Ford Explorer caused Donna Grimes' neck to snap, leaving her a quadriplegic. The Palm Beach jury deliberated for 11 hours over the course of three days before agreeing that the Ford seat design was fatally flawed.The attorney...

• Jury Begins Deliberations in Drunk Driving Death

  Christina Cole | May 02, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A jury will decide if Andrew was the victim of a drunken driver or if he put himself in harms way when he ran a stop sign.Tuesday, deliberations started in the trial of Faith Derendoff, whom is fighting a manslaughter charge in conjunction with the drunken driving death of an 18-year-old.Derendoff's public defender admits that his client did indeed have alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in her...

• Driver Dies in Fatal Rollover Accident

  Christina Cole | April 19, 2007 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK

  A man killed in a rollover car accident, Monday, on Richardson Highway was a resident of Delta Junction.The man, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. He was ejected from his vehicle after losing control of the vehicle and going off the side of the road.Alaska State Trooper and rescue responded to the scene and found him a short distance from his vehicle. Troopers are unsure what...