A Juneau man who was medevaced to a Seattle hospital after a motor vehicle crash last Wednesday remains in serious condition.
Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said Tuesday afternoon that Lane Nashoanak, 18, is still in serious condition and is being treated in the intensive care unit.
The extent of Nashoanak’s injuries is still unknown, as phone calls to an apparent relative in Douglas went unreturned on Tuesday. Police have declined to comment on his condition.
Nashoanak was driving on Back Loop Road at the Mendenhall River Bridge around 7 p.m. Wednesday when another vehicle crossed the centerline and collided with his vehicle, police said in an earlier release.
The other driver, a 50-year-old man in a 2006 Toyota Tacoma, was treated and released on scene for minor injuries. Nashoanak was extricated from his 1995 Toyota Corolla, taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital, then later that evening medevaced to Harborview when his condition changed.
Police released Nashoanak’s name on Tuesday.
Juneau Police Department spokeswoman Cindee Brown-Mills said on Tuesday that the cause of the crash has not been determined yet, but the investigation is still ongoing. The 50-year-old driver has not been cited or charged in the crash, though a citation may be given when the investigation is complete, depending on the findings.
Comments (14)
Add commentMay be cited
You get a ticket and fine for not wearing your seat belt. How can you cross centerline, hit another vehicle, and may or may not get a ticket.
Good point.
I bet if kpawsuh had have been driving the Toyota, he could have called 911, and taken accident scene photos as he was crossing the centerline....Dude has mad driving skillz. He's trained you know...
I hope the young man recovers.
Hmmm, saw no reference
Hmmm, saw no reference anywhere about him being on his cell phone... I thought all accidents were linked to cell phones. He must have been thinking about his cell phone and got distracted.
49, my skills are nothing compared to yours I'm sure.
Don't you know?
If your skin is white in this town, you don't get in trouble. That's a fact!
Sorry kpawsuh,
guess I was confusing you with a different kpawsuh. This other kpawsuh was kinda a ...., when he didn't agree with my assessment of cell phone and texting mandates. Started going on about his driving skills and training. A real multi-tasker if I recall, said he was usually on the cell when driving.
That kpawsuh was so skilled and trained (he said), that he surely could have called 911, and taken a couple pictures while driving and talking on his cell, even though he was crossing the centerline at the time. If you aren't that kpawsuh, my apologies, if you are.
Hang up and drive!
One in the same, but I
One in the same, but I wouldnt cross the center line. I know you want to return to the old days when none of us felt the need to be on the phone while driving, back before we had multiple jobs and businesses, plus volunteering for nonprofits. A person could almost always be reached on the land line at home. Some of us have very busy lives. If you tried to catch me at home, forget it. I am there for dinner (occasionally) and to sleep (breifly). You must be one of those folks that get off work, stop on the way home for a case of beer, then plop on the sofa, empty the case and watch TV. When you get a life, let us know how well that land line works for ya.
It's raining out
Yeah, but if your skin is brown you get free handouts, free money, free dental (that's clearly not used)
Good one AlaskaMama!
Good one AlaskaMama!
AKMan59
While the Juneau Empire stated that the 50 year old man crossed the line and hit Mr. Nashoanak, it doesn't state that he hit ice on the Mendenhall Bridge that made him lose control and cross the line. He is my neighbor and wasn't doing anything distracting but driving. Everyone is quick to jump to conclusions and have opinions before they even know the whole story.My prayers to the young man.
Basic speed
If you are driving 20 mph and loose control of your vehicle, you were going to fast for road conditions.
It is a bad situation for sure. For jpd to say "a citation may be given" implies one may not. I am not implying reckless driving. Someone was clearly at fault of being in the wrong.
A little help there kpawsuh.
I don't care who you are, what you do, who you do, or how you do it. You can have a cell in one ear, a bluetooth in the other and steer with your middle leg for all I care. It doesn't matter to me one bit. But regardless of your skills, training, and any other qualifier you want to use. You are a distracted driver.
We can argue and attempt to measure to what degree individuals are distracted until the cows come home. It doesn't change the fact that they are distracted.
I am not trying to pry your precious cell phone from your cold dead fingers. I didn't suggest that JPD was going to ticket each and every one of us, until no devices were left standing.
Calm down there Hoss, and take the time to absorb some meaning, before you're so quick to question the the legitimacy of something you clearly didn't understand to begin with.
@momof3
I cross that bridge four or five times a day every day and had driven across it less than 45 min prior to when the accident occurred. The road was dry and dusty as was the bridge. The river was basically frozen over and I had not noticed any fog coming from open water at any time that day. I guess any number of things could have contributed to this accident but I am pretty certain that ice was not one of them.
AH HA
This is very true! Dry road and No Ice.
Pending Citations or Charges?
I'm thinking JPD is waiting to see how the victim fares..charges can always be reduced, but cannot be made stronger. So, they wait in order to make the toughest charges possible.