Woman dies in traffic crash on Prince of Wales Island

Published 8:03 am Sunday, May 29, 2016

ANCHORAGE — A southeast Alaska woman died after her pickup crashed on Prince of Wales Island.

Alaska State Troopers said 63-year-old Micki Decker of Craig was driving on the Klawock-Hollis Highway on Tuesday when the truck left the roadway and struck a tree at Mile 9.5.

She was not wearing a seat belt and she suffered fatal injuries.

The crash was not discovered until Wednesday.

A dog in the truck survived and was taken by a relative of Decker.

Troopers are investigating the crash.