Springtime snow causes 2 wrecks

Morning commuters tend to the driver involved in a two vehicle
accident on the Glenn Highway Thursday morning. The late model
jeep, heading northbound lost control arond 8:30 am, crossed the
Morning commuters tend to the driver involved in a two vehicle accident on the Glenn Highway Thursday morning. The late model jeep, heading northbound lost control arond 8:30 am, crossed the center median, rolled, and clipped a southbound dodge pickup before coming to a rest in the center of the southbound lane. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)

The Glenn Highway southbound has reopened after a two vehicle accident that sent one driver to the hospital.

A late model Jeep heading north around 8:30 am lost control and crossed the median rolling over several times. The vehicle then collided with a late model Dodge pickup heading south. The dodge came to a rest facing the opposite direction. The jeep came to a rest in the center of the southbound lane on it’s wheels.

Emergency personnel with the Mat-Su Borough arrived on the scene around 8:45 am. The single occupant of the jeep was extricated and taken to Mat-Su Regional Hospital. The driver of the Dodge pickup appeared to be uninjured.

Traffic at a stand still was backed up along the southbound Glenn for about three miles.

Slick roads are expected to be a factor in the accident. This is a developing story check back as more information becomes available.

Central Mat-Su rescue personnel extricate the driver of a late
model Jeep Thursday morning on the Glenn Highway. Around 8:30 a.m.
the jeep, traveling northbound, lost control and crossed the center
median colliding with a dodge pickup truck heading south. The jeep
rolled several times and landed on it's wheels in the center of the
southbound lanes. The driver was taken to Mat-Su Regional. The
driver of the dodge was not seriously injured. (ROBERT
DeBERRY/Frontiersman)
Central Mat-Su rescue personnel extricate the driver of a late model Jeep Thursday morning on the Glenn Highway. Around 8:30 a.m. the jeep, traveling northbound, lost control and crossed the center median colliding with a dodge pickup truck heading south. The jeep rolled several times and landed on it's wheels in the center of the southbound lanes. The driver was taken to Mat-Su Regional. The driver of the dodge was not seriously injured. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)

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