Two Drivers Crashed Into Each Other On Richardson; Both Medevaced, Troopers Say

7 Days After Major 2-Car Crash Near Glennallen, Troopers Submit Informal Report 

Troopers Sent Information On January 21st 

FROM THE COUNTRY JOURNAL 

Over the weekend, a worker at Ahtna, Inc. told the Journal that she had heard that there'd been a head-on collision on the Richardson Highway near her workplace. Ahtna is at Mile 115 Richardson. There was concern that Troopers hadn't reported the incident, and that people must had gotten badly hurt. The Journal reviewed Trooper dispatches and did not find any mention of a crash. 

 
The Journal wrote to the Department of Public Safety. After receiving a two-line notice, we got this second expanded version about the incident a few hours later on the 21st of January. There are apparently no further details at this time.

 

Trooper Notice To The Country Journal

January 21st, 2025 

On January 14, 2025 at 10:37am, Alaska State Troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision at Mile 114 of the Richardson Highway. 

Investigation determined that a southbound 2012 Toyota 4-Runner crossed the center line into the northbound lane colliding head-on into a 2014 GMC Sierra pickup. Both involved drivers were transported by Life Med for their injuries. No citations have been issued. 

For vehicle crashes we only release names for fatalities or when someone has been cited or charged. 

Submitted by Tim DeSpain, Information Officer III

Alaska Department of Public Safety,

January 21st, 2025