Local police and fire crews responded to a single vehicle rollover accident on Glacier Highway at Blackerby Street Tuesday morning.
According to a Juneau Police Department release, officers found a 1997 GMC overturned on the bike path around 7:45 a.m. An investigation found that a 61-year-old woman lost control due to the slippery road conditions, left the roadway and went over the embankment rolling onto the bike path. The woman was pinned in the vehicle, but was extricated by Capital City Fire and Rescue. She was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and she was released, the release states.
There was about $5,000 worth of damage to the vehicle. No charges were filed.
JPD encouraged drivers to drive with caution during snowy, icy conditions.
“During the latter part of winter, the weather can be deceptive and driving with care will help avoid accidents,” the statement read.
Comments (14)
Add commentLucky
She's lucky her SUV stopped rolling when it did. One more quarter-turn and it would've kept going downhill, right into the lake.
What the Heck!
No citation? What the heck!?
I'd cut her some slack.
That hill is super steep and was probably sheer ice. She's damn lucky she walked away from that. I cut along that road on my way to work and that accident looked terrible, the entire road was blocked off.
Felt worse for the kids left shivering outside because no one thought to tell them their school bus wouldn't make it past the accident though. Brr.
Citation..
I don't believe it was her fault considering all the similar accidents that has been happening in that area.
Now the guy that drove the truck that crossed the median and struck the 18 year old on back loop should of gotten a citation AT least. But no one will ever know that guy's name and the charges (if any). Seems odd to me that the empire will publish the victims name but not the older man that caused the 18 year old to be medevac.
TruDat @NorthIslander and ...
FYI ... that young man had to return to Seattle for complications associated with the injuries he received in that back loop "accident". Keep saying prayers, he's going to need them for some time to come.
TruDat @NorthIslander and ...
FYI ... that young man had to return to Seattle for complications associated with the injuries he received in that back loop "accident". Keep saying prayers, he's going to need them for some time to come.
Northlslander
The accident on the backloop was just that..... It was an accident. He was sliding on ice and hit the other car its not like he was driving fast or reckless. And maybe they aren't posting his name because he didn't purposly do anything wrong, and is actually a great guy. Weather conditions that day were awful, and its not like he crossed the median because he was playing with his phone or not paying attention like many juneau drivers do. He was sliding on ice and it was out of his control. I never post to comments on here but the way you were making it sound like he did something wrong on purpose when that is not the case.
guardrail?
Why is there not a guard rail there? How many times does a car need to go over that embankment before they put one up? Are they just waiting for a car to land on somebody on the bike path? Just saying... I've seen it myself at least a half dozen times in the last couple of years and every time I'm left dumbfounded that there isn't a barrier to protect the pedestrians from that sharp and frequently slippery turn in the road.
Several years ago my husband
Several years ago my husband and I were walking our dog and a car lost control and slid across the road and onto the hillside (he was heading north, we were walking towards BRH). Fortunately he hit some trees which stopped him. We were lucky he didn't hit us. We haven't walked there since. I agree, they need to put up guard rails. Lots of people walk there every day and one day, someone will get killed. Maybe then, they'll think about putting up guard rails.
After the guardrails go up
After the guardrails go up then they can improve the crosswalks that cross major roadways. And by improvements I mean more than putting up a bucket for flags.
And then
It is probable that there is not enough dirt along that stretch of bank to install a standard guard rail that would be effective. Introduce engineers, et al, and suddenly a simple job becomes a $2.5M project that costs a lot to repair after a collision. Slow down and save the rest of us a mill rate increase.
All of you need to take a
All of you need to take a deep breath. That corner just plain old sucks and has forever and most of Egan around the Twin Lakes area gets slipperier than greased goose poop now and then. Everyone has to die sooner or later and getting crushed by an SUV while you're letting your dog crap on public lands wouldn't be the worst way to go.....
Twin Lakes area a regular hazard
WHY does it get sooooo slippery in that area? Is it the lakes? Can DOT work out a way to make it safer? I just saw a bad one last week out on Egan near the radio station.
people have to drive according to road conditions
It's that simple. Ice/snow/rain means you drive much slower, leave more space between cars and pay more attention.