Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

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On January 18, 2025, at 3:39 am, the Alaska State Troopers were notified of a vehicle collision at Vine Road and Hollywood Road in Wasilla. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford Sedan was traveling eastbound on Hollywood Road at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at the stop sign at Vine Road. The sedan collided with a Chevrolet SUV that was traveling southbound on Vine Road. A passenger in the SUV, 35-year-old Palmer resident Mark Carroll, was declared deceased at the scene. The driver of the SUV was treated and released at the scene. The driver of the sedan was taken to a Mat-Su area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Carroll’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy, and his next of kin have been notified. The investigation continues.