Police are investigating a single vehicle rollover crash that sent three people to the hospital Thursday night, two of which had apparent life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Sgt. Chris Gifford said in a news release that the Juneau Police Department received a report of the crash at 19 Mile Glacier Highway at about 6:51 p.m. Thursday. The caller reported at least two people had injuries, including a person trapped inside the vehicle and another underneath the car.
Gifford said an investigation revealed the 1994 Honda Civic had been traveling inbound when it began skidding, crossed from the roadway into a pullout above Tee Harbor, then back across the roadway. The vehicle collided with the rock wall on the uphill side of Glacier Highway before coming to a rest upside down in the ditch.
Gifford said there were three occupants in the vehicle at the time, all of whom were taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital. Two of those occupants had apparent life-threatening injuries, he said.
Police said speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
The vehicle was totaled. The crash closed traffic near the area for about an hour.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.




Comments (7)
Add commentWishing...
Wishing for a full and quick recovery for all of the injured! You're in my thoughts!
Heard them come by my house
Heard them come by my house at 25 mile right as I got home last night. Judging by the sound the little rice rocket was making when they past, they're lucky they made it that far. The left over pea gravel on the roads is just as bad as ice. Slow down kids. It's not worth it.
Need more
Proof that Darwin was right?
Keep it up kids... you'll find yourself out of the 'Gene Pool" before you know it.
2 30-yr olds and a 52-yr old---
not kids, just drinking---The most dangerous drug and it's legal. If they were high on dope, they'd have been going 25 miles/hr and this wouldn't have happened.
Recovering?
Any updates on how they are doing?
If
This had been a car load of stupid kids instead of stupid adults JE would keep us updated. I for one would still like to know how these people are doing? Are their criminal charges for the driver?
Update?
Anybody know how the 3 are doing? I'd like to know too.