What is the death toll on the seward highway after benjamin cosper caused a fatal accident?
Along a picturesque stretch of the Seward Highway about noon Thursday, the driver of a white pickup swung into the passing lane to get around a line of cars — a move that spurred a chain reaction of vehicle collisions that ended with two teenagers dead and a pregnant woman hospitalized, Alaska State Troopers said. The four-vehicle pileup — a fifth vehicle managed to negotiate the scene without damage — closed the highway for about 5 1/2 hours as troopers tried to clear the wreckage and figure out what had gone wrong along Turnagain Arm. Six people have died since May between Potter Marsh and the Turnagain Pass area. And not one of those killed, according to trooper investigations, caused the accident that killed them. The deaths have prompted a meeting being held tonight at which troopers and the Department of Transportation plan to talk about the problem and listen to suggestions from the public. “There’s a lot of stuff to discuss,” Sgt. Bryan Barlow said. “Here we are again, and n
