Troopers release names of 2 killed on Seward Highway

Published 8:02 am Tuesday, April 26, 2016

ANCHORAGE — Two people killed last week in a Seward Highway crash north of Girdwood were residents of Kasilof.

Alaska State Troopers say 36-year-old Jackson Moore and 25-year-old Cherise James died in the crash Friday night at Mile 99.

Moore and James were driving north in a small station wagon.

Troopers saidthe car crossed the centerline and struck a van, which caused the van to leave the roadway.

The car continued north and struck a sport utility vehicle towing a boat.

Moore and James were pronounced dead at the scene.

A 48-year-old passenger in the SUV was injured and transported to an Anchorage hospital.