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the Seward Highway is the main

the Seward Highway is the main thoroughfare for the Kenai Peninsula

this highway is one of Alaska’s

this highway is one of Alaska’s deadliest stretches of roadway and is

deadliest stretches of roadway and is

deadliest stretches of roadway and is most common major accident is a head-on

most common major accident is a head-on

most common major accident is a head-on collision it’s mid-may and thousands of

collision it’s mid-may and thousands of

collision it’s mid-may and thousands of tourists on an unfamiliar two-lane road

tourists on an unfamiliar two-lane road

tourists on an unfamiliar two-lane road is a major concern it seems like we have

is a major concern it seems like we have

is a major concern it seems like we have more fatalities on the road in the

more fatalities on the road in the

more fatalities on the road in the summer time it seems like they don’t pay

summer time it seems like they don’t pay

summer time it seems like they don’t pay attention because it’s just beautiful

attention because it’s just beautiful

attention because it’s just beautiful down here throughout his career Petersen

down here throughout his career Petersen

down here throughout his career Petersen has responded to dozens of fatal

has responded to dozens of fatal

has responded to dozens of fatal collisions and knows all too well the

collisions and knows all too well the

collisions and knows all too well the repercussions of speeding or negligent

repercussions of speeding or negligent

repercussions of speeding or negligent driving this is where she goes flying

driving this is where she goes flying

driving this is where she goes flying off that’s where she ends up right there

off that’s where she ends up right there

off that’s where she ends up right there sometimes you get there and everyone’s

sometimes you get there and everyone’s

sometimes you get there and everyone’s already dead sometimes you get there and

already dead sometimes you get there and

already dead sometimes you get there and they’re not you know they’re dying in

they’re not you know they’re dying in

they’re not you know they’re dying in the car you can’t get them out doors

the car you can’t get them out doors

the car you can’t get them out doors just won’t open with a crowbar and

just won’t open with a crowbar and

just won’t open with a crowbar and you’re the only one there on scene and

you’re the only one there on scene and

you’re the only one there on scene and it’s just the worst thing about weather

it’s just the worst thing about weather

it’s just the worst thing about weather today’s no different

trooper Peterson races to the scene of a

trooper Peterson races to the scene of a head-on collision between a motorcycle

head-on collision between a motorcycle

head-on collision between a motorcycle and the semi-truck

on occasion my first party in law

on occasion my first party in law network by partner

witnesses witnesses you the caller are

witnesses witnesses you the caller are you David yeah I’m Dave how you doing

you David yeah I’m Dave how you doing

you David yeah I’m Dave how you doing David I’m trooper Peterson where’s the

David I’m trooper Peterson where’s the

David I’m trooper Peterson where’s the girl young I was she the victims being

girl young I was she the victims being

girl young I was she the victims being rushed to the hospital with critical

rushed to the hospital with critical

rushed to the hospital with critical head injuries is she gonna die

head injuries is she gonna die

head injuries is she gonna die we don’t know yeah I we haven’t really

we don’t know yeah I we haven’t really

we don’t know yeah I we haven’t really they struggling took her we haven’t seen

they struggling took her we haven’t seen

they struggling took her we haven’t seen her okay but we know it’s serious

her okay but we know it’s serious

her okay but we know it’s serious physical injury all of a sudden in the

physical injury all of a sudden in the

physical injury all of a sudden in the midst of all these bikes one of them

midst of all these bikes one of them

midst of all these bikes one of them goes I think they went out and back in

goes I think they went out and back in

goes I think they went out and back in but the way too quick and then once they

but the way too quick and then once they

but the way too quick and then once they went back in they went down and she was

went back in they went down and she was

went back in they went down and she was ejected oh boy who was driving the bike

ejected oh boy who was driving the bike

ejected oh boy who was driving the bike I don’t

I don’t

I don’t I think according to the driver of the

I think according to the driver of the

I think according to the driver of the semi he came around a bend to see a

semi he came around a bend to see a

semi he came around a bend to see a group of bikers traveling in a pack in

group of bikers traveling in a pack in

group of bikers traveling in a pack in both the southbound and northbound lanes

both the southbound and northbound lanes

both the southbound and northbound lanes one of the bikers swerved to avoid a

one of the bikers swerved to avoid a

one of the bikers swerved to avoid a collision and threw his passenger off

collision and threw his passenger off

collision and threw his passenger off the bike and into oncoming traffic

the bike and into oncoming traffic

the bike and into oncoming traffic yeah he’s slowing down the right he

yeah he’s slowing down the right he

yeah he’s slowing down the right he thinks that she he ran over her head

thinks that she he ran over her head

thinks that she he ran over her head with the last second last axle in this

with the last second last axle in this

with the last second last axle in this couple marks on the outside of tyre the

couple marks on the outside of tyre the

couple marks on the outside of tyre the victim’s husband remains on the scene to

victim’s husband remains on the scene to

victim’s husband remains on the scene to speak with police can she had got

speak with police can she had got

speak with police can she had got someone I think she did someone’s in the

someone I think she did someone’s in the

someone I think she did someone’s in the hospital now so now becomes I mean it

hospital now so now becomes I mean it

hospital now so now becomes I mean it could certainly be a death investigation

could certainly be a death investigation

could certainly be a death investigation here in an hour

the truck driver is shaken up but

the truck driver is shaken up but willing to help with the investigation

willing to help with the investigation

willing to help with the investigation any way he can

any way he can

any way he can is distraught he thinks he saw you know

is distraught he thinks he saw you know

is distraught he thinks he saw you know a woman go underneath his tire there’s

a woman go underneath his tire there’s

a woman go underneath his tire there’s rear tire and he’s pretty upset about

rear tire and he’s pretty upset about

rear tire and he’s pretty upset about that although some sleep

that although some sleep

that although some sleep nothing I could do about it though I

nothing I could do about it though I

nothing I could do about it though I couldn’t get away from her you know I

couldn’t get away from her you know I

couldn’t get away from her you know I think I think she slid into my tires but

think I think she slid into my tires but

think I think she slid into my tires but there’s nowhere for me to go nothing for

there’s nowhere for me to go nothing for

there’s nowhere for me to go nothing for me to do the situation looks grim

me to do the situation looks grim

me to do the situation looks grim trooper Peterson prepares for the worst

trooper Peterson prepares for the worst

trooper Peterson prepares for the worst and shuts down the highway first shut it

and shuts down the highway first shut it

and shuts down the highway first shut it down okay yeah we got total station come

down okay yeah we got total station come

down okay yeah we got total station come then this could be a death investigation

then this could be a death investigation

then this could be a death investigation so we’re treating it as such

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