Two people seriously injured in crash near Glacier Highway
- Mark Sabbatini
- Jul 30
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 30
This is a developing story.
Two people were seriously injured when a vehicle veered off Glacier Highway near Sunny Drive, hitting other vehicles that were unoccupied in a business parking lot late Wednesday morning, according to police and fire officials.
Officials were notified about the accident at about 11:30 a.m. The two people in the vehicle had to be extracted before they were taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital, according to Capital City Fire/Rescue, and Glacier Highway was closed during the response and subsequent scene investigation.
Jessica Hyatt said she was driving south on Glacier Highway at about 40 miles per hour when the accident happened in front of her.
"They were just driving and went off the road and into the parking lot," she said.
Hyatt said she immediately pulled over and called 911, with emergency rescue workers arriving within a few minutes.
CCFR initially posted a message on its Facebook page stating a multiple-vehicle accident occurred, but that was due to the unoccupied vehicles in the parking lot that were hit, said Juneau Police Department Cmdr. Nick Garza.
"We're still investigating, but it looks like the occupied vehicle was inbound (toward downtown Juneau) on Glacier Highway and left the lane of travel," he said. "These cars along the other side of the brush line that you see parked here belong to employees of the business."
• Contact Mark Sabbatini at editor@juneauindependent.com or (907) 957-2306. Juneau Independent Managing Editor Jasz Garrett contributed to this story.. She can be contacted at jasz@juneauindependent.com or (907) 723-9356.
