09/13/2019 9:00 p.m.
Valdez, AK – Valdez Fire and Police Departments responded to a motor vehicle collision on the Richardson Highway early Friday afternoon. At approximately 1:56 p.m. Friday, Valdez Dispatch received reports of a motor vehicle collision with injuries near milepost 17 of the Richardson Highway.
Responders arrived at approximately 2:05 p.m. and discovered the scene of a head-on collision involving a 2015 Ford F550 Copper Valley Electric Association work truck and a 2018 Ford Expedition.
Valdez Fire Department personnel extricated the driver and a single passenger from the Ford Expedition and began advanced life support measures. With assistance from