On the night of Sept. 19, at approximately 8 p.m., a single vehicle on Zimovia Highway was in an accident near 6.5 mile. According to Chief Doug McCloskey, with the Wrangell Police Department, there were two occupants in the vehicle. The wreck was fatal for one passenger, while the other sustained serious injuries.
“Basically, the car left the road and struck the bluffs out at 6.5 mile,” McCloskey said.
He added that the police were still investigating the cause of the accident, but it would appear that the car was speeding at the time of the accident. The injured victim, Jonathan Bates of Wrangell, was reportedly released from the hospital early on Sept. 20. The name of the deceased has not been made public, as McCloskey said they were still attempting to notify the next of kin. He did say that the victim who died was from out of town, so notifying their family could take some time.
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