FAIRBANKS — A North Pole teenager died Thursday night when his car slammed into a pickup parked along the Richardson Highway.
The crash killed 18-year-old Conner Wilhelm.
Fairbanks police shortly after 8:30 p.m. responded to a three-car crash on the highway just north of an entrance to Fort Wainwright, where a southbound vehicle struck two parked vehicles.
Family members of the driver showed up and parked a pickup off the northbound lane.
Police said Wilhelm, driving north, spun out of control and struck the pickup.
A police officer on scene rushed across the highway and found Wilhelm unresponsive. Wilhelm was pronounced dead at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
A passenger in his car suffered a leg injury and was treated and released.
Police said icy conditions were a major factor in the crash.
