Woman killed in Parks Highway head-on collision

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A woman was killed in a head-on collision near Fairbanks Tuesday night, according to state troopers.

Troopers responded at about 8 p.m. to Milepost 353 of the Parks Highway, where a Chevrolet Cavalier headed south had hit a Chevrolet Suburban headed north.

A passenger in the Cavalier, 28-year-old Andrea Ruby of Dillingham, was killed in the crash. Both the Cavalier’s driver, 24-year-old Jerry Hunt of Dillingham, and the woman driving the Suburban were taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

The Suburban’s driver has not been positively identified, and initial reports did not state whether seat belts were worn or alcohol was a factor in the accident.

The Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol has taken responsibility for the case.