According to KTNA:
"Two people died and five others were injured in a two-vehicle collision near Mile 176 of the Parks Highway around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Donna Vaughn, 56, and her teenage granddaughter, Coral Hammond, both of Palmer, were pronounced dead on the scene. Vaughn’s husband, Donald Vaughn, 60, and Hammond’s 7-year-old sister, Maizy Hammond, were also injured.
The Vaughns and their two granddaughters were in a 2006 Hyundai Sonata going southbound and collided with a 2005 GMC truck driven by Ann Peeples, 68, of Palmer. Alaska State Troopers are still investigating but said on Friday morning that Peeples was traveling northbound on the Parks Highway and was rounding a downhill right-hand corner when she apparently lost control of the truck and slid into the south bound lane where the truck collided head-on with the Vaughn’s Hyundai.
Peeples and her two passengers, Deborah Gilcrest, 51, of Anchorage and Doris Thomas, 41, of Palmer, were also transported for treatment of their injuries."
It will likely take a bit of time for authorities to definitively assign fault for the crash. If you or someone you love has been injured or worse in such an incident, you need the help of Alaska personal injury lawyers who have been successfully fighting for the rights of those wronged for many years. Contact Barber & Sims today to schedule a free initial consultation.
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