Update, 9:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21: Anchorage police identified the woman who died in the crash as 39-year-old Melanie S. Hinkle.
Original story:
A woman died and a man was injured after a crash on the Seward Highway near Indian on Saturday morning, and Anchorage police cautioned drivers to use care as winter weather created hazardous driving conditions across the municipality.
An investigation found that the driver of a Toyota 4Runner heading south on the Seward Highway crossed into the northbound lane, striking a Subaru Outback head-on, police said in an alert.
The woman driving the Subaru died and a man who was a passenger in the Subaru was taken to the hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening, according to police. No one else was reported hurt.
The Seward Highway at Mile 105 was closed in both directions for several hours and reopened by 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
Police urged drivers to use caution as heavy snowfall created “dangerous driving conditions” in parts of Anchorage and the surrounding area.