Snow plow kills woman walking dog in school parking lot

Published 11:20 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2016

ANCHORAGE — A woman walking her dog in an Anchorage school parking lot was struck and killed Tuesday night by a snow plow.

An Anchorage School District employee just before 10:30 p.m. called 911 to report the plow he was driving hit the woman in the parking lot of Begich Middle School.

Anchorage police say 57-year-old Anica Sofron was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The dog suffered a minor leg injury and was taken to an animal hospital.

Police say no charges or citations had been issued as of Wednesday morning.