FROM:       Ernie Misewicz, Battalion Chief            DATE: March 17, 2007

                        North Star Volunteer Fire Dept.

                        2358 Bradway Road

                        488-3400

SUBJECT:          Motor Vehicle Crash Blocks Badger Road

For Immediate Release:        North Pole, Alaska.

Saturday evening about 8:20 PM the North Star Volunteer Fire Department and North Pole Ambulance responded to a head on motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles (Ford Ranger pick up and Ford Focus sedan). The crash occurred on Badger Road near Peridot. When fire fighters arrived they found the two vehicles blocking Badger Road and both vehicle had extensive front end damage. There were two patients and one had to be extricated from the sedan. Once the patients were extricated and transported to FMH, North Star Volunteer Fire Department assisted AST with traffic control and scene lighting during the investigation. The crash scene blocked Badger Road for over five hours. Traffic was diverted around the crash site.

The fire department does not have any details on the cause of the crash or the condition of the patients.

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