Ford Escape Hurtles 150 Feet Down Cliff On Icy Glenn Highway At Mile 92; Occupants Rescued

THE DANGEROUS ROAD HOME 

Photo, DOT Information Fact Sheet 

Car's Occupants Unhurt, Troopers Say 

EMS & State Troopers Brought Them Back Up Out Of The Steep Gulch To Safety  

Matanuska Glacier (Photo, Copper River Country Journal) 

Road Closed For Two Hours 

NOT MUCH KNOWN 

People in Crash Not Identified By Troopers 

Direction They Were Headed Not Described 

Number of People In Car Not Listed

No Information On How Safety Personnel Were Notified 

Report On Crash Not Released Until Two Days Later 

Location: 92 Glenn Highway

Type: MVC-VID

Dispatch Text:

On 12.28.24 at approximately 1046, MATCOM received a report that a Red Ford Escape had driven off the road down, the embankment, near mile marker 92 of the Glenn Highway. 

EMS and AST located the vehicle approximately 150 feet down the embankment. The occupants sustained no injuries and were assisted back up the embankment. The Glenn highway was closed for approximately 2 hours while emergency crews assisted the occupants. Icy road conditions are believed to be a contributing factor to the incident.   

Posted on 12/29/2024 9:38:02 AM by DPS\makessler