Alaska News

Two Rivers man killed in vehicle-moose collision

A Two Rivers man was killed early Sunday when the car he was driving collided with a moose on Chena Hot Springs Road, east of Fairbanks, Alaska State Troopers said.

Troopers were called to the scene at 1:26 a.m., according to a dispatch posted online.

Larry Woods Jr., 50, was driving on Chena Hot Springs Road "at high speed" with a passenger when his 2011 Audi hit a moose, troopers wrote.

Woods Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Michelle Theriault Boots

Michelle Theriault Boots is a longtime reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. She focuses on in-depth stories about the intersection of public policy and Alaskans' lives. Before joining the ADN in 2012, she worked at daily newspapers up and down the West Coast and earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon.

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