Troopers cite driver after red-light crash on Palmer-Wasilla Highway

Alaska State Troopers cited a driver after a two-vehicle crash at Palmer-Wasilla Highway and Equestrian Avenue in Palmer Friday afternoon. Troopers said the driver ran a red light, striking a vehicle that was legally entering the intersection.

No injuries were reported. The highway briefly closed while crews removed the vehicles, according to a trooper dispatch. The report does not identify either driver.

Alaska's Highway Safety Plan for federal fiscal years 2024 to 2026 lists the highway's Palmer stretch from Felton Street to Valley Way among corridors with pedestrian and bicyclist crashes, ranked by crash scores from 932 pedestrian and 671 pedalcycle crashes. The plan uses those scores to guide safety outreach to vulnerable road users and Tribal communities.

An Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities analysis recorded highway traffic between Hemmer Road and the Glenn Highway at about 12,500 to nearly 14,000 vehicles.