Sterling Highway, Alaska (November 22, 2021)

According to the Alaska Native News, The Alaska State Troopers reported that two people died last Saturday night with one seriously injured along the Sterling Highway mile 64. The Sterling Highway begins 90 miles south of Anchorage at its junction with the Seward Highway at Tern Lake, travels west to Soldotna, then south to Homer. The Sterling Highway passes through Chugach National Forest and Kenai National Wildlife Refuge lands. The AST has started an investigation into the automobile crash. The accident apparently involved a non-commercial vehicle, a van crossed the center line and sideswiped another vehicle before hitting another car in a head-on collision. The two people killed in the auto accident were 55-year-old Fedos Martushoff and 26-year-old Seward resident, Matthew Shull. A passenger in the second vehicle, who has not been identified, was sent to Anchorage and is expected to survive. Our firm is relying upon information from third-party sources about the crash. Although an investigation is pending by the State Troopers, the car crossing the center line seems to be responsible for the car accidents, automobile crash deaths, and injuries to the victim sent to the hospital. Multiple first responders, police, the fire department, Alaska State Troopers, all responded to the accident scene to help those in need from serious injuries.

DOES ALASKA HAVE THE NATIONS WORST DRIVERS?

Car accidents are some of the most dangerous and deadly accidents in Alaska. According to the Anchorage Press, Alaska has the worst drivers in America. According to the Anchorage press, Alaska ranked as the state with the worst drivers in 2020, had its best category in careless driving and a tie for its worst category — drunk driving and speeding. Of its 80 traffic deaths in 2018, just 14 pedestrians were killed, which amounted to 17.5 percent of all traffic deaths. It ranked near the middle of the pack in this category.

But its worst categories of drunk driving and speeding drag it down and are two of the factors in Alaska's 2020 appearance in this list of states with the worst drivers. The categories of drunk driving and speeding account for 97.5 percent of Alaska's total traffic deaths in 2018.

Of its 80 overall traffic deaths, 36 came when a driver drank and drove. This accounted for 45 percent of all traffic deaths. Another 42 involved speedings, amounting to 52.5 percent of all traffic deaths. Careless driving and failure to obey traffic laws were leading factors in traffic accident-related fatalities in Alaska.

ANCHORAGE CAR CRASH LAWYERS

The Trial Guy has decades of experience helping our neighbors recover from catastrophic injuries throughout Alaska, especially in Anchorage, Soldotna, Kenai, and the Palmer/Wasilla areas of Alaska. Our personal injury attorneys focus on car accidents and wrongful death in motor vehicle car crashes. We have decades of experience making insurance companies pay for the loss of life, limb, and peace of mind.

Remember, your adversary in a car accident case is not the party who caused the accident, it's their insurance company. Insurance companies have huge budgets, and teams of lawyers to fight every valid personal injury claim. You need an attorney who knows how to fight back and has a history of success fighting for your rights and for the maximum benefits allowed under the law.

If you or a loved one have been injured in a personal injury or auto accident in Alaska, please call us for a free consultation. We handle every case individually, and you will speak to attorney Eric Derleth, the Trial Guy himself every time. Your case will not be handed off to a less experienced lawyer, and you will not be dealing with secretaries or paralegals during your difficult time. Learn more about why you should choose the Trial Guy to fight against big insurance companies.

CAN I SUE AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT IN ALASKA?

I want to start by saying, every personal injury case is different. There is no way anyone can tell you if you have a viable injury case until you contact and speak with an experienced Alaska PI (Personal Injury) lawyer. If you contact us, I will personally review your case, consult the best medical experts in the field, utilize the best investigators, and more to make sure you make the best decision on whether to pursue a personal injury or wrongful death claim.

It is important to remember that Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Claims have various Statutes of Limitations. It is very important that you contact an attorney as soon as possible after an injury to protect your rights to recover civil damages. You may be entitled to recover numerous types of damages, including wrongful death, lost wages, lost potential wages, pain, and suffering, loss of consortium or the enjoyment of life, medical expenses, rehabilitation cost, and much more. If you do not contact an attorney within the time allotted by law, you could lose any ability to recover for the rightful harm you or someone caused your family.

Never go it alone, contact Eric personally at one of his offices conveniently in Anchorage and Soldotna. He may be reached at 907-262-9164 in Anchorage or Soldotna. You may also reach attorney Eric online here.

REST IN PEACE MATTHEW SHULL AND FEDOS MARTUSHOFF

We hate to see anyone lose their lives or be seriously injured in an automobile accident or any personal injury accident caused by someone else. I hope that their families seek and receive comfort. My condolences to all involved.