Anchorage police have identified the two people killed in a Friday collision on the Glenn Highway as a 38-year-old father whose son survived the crash and a 25-year-old man whose wife was also seriously injured in the wreck.
On April 3 around 4:30 p.m., a Dodge Durango traveling north on the Glenn Highway near the Eklutna Exit lost control, crossing the median and hitting a Hyundai Santa Fe head-on, police said.
The driver of the Durango, identified as Derek Monk, 38, died. His 15-year-old son, who was also riding in the vehicle, was taken to a local hospital with injuries police described as "non-life threatening."
The driver of the Santa Fe, 25-year-old Thomas Kobel, was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, 21-year-old U.S. Airman Lindie Kobel, was taken by helicopter to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
People at the scene of the wreck gave first aid to victims, police said. The wreck halted inbound traffic on the Glenn Highway for hours Friday as police investigated.
The crash remains under investigation, police said.