UPDATE on 11/7/24:

On October 23, 2024, 91-year-old Lawrence Mortensen passed away from injuries sustained in this vehicle collision.

ORIGINAL:

At 2:18 PM on Oct. 15, 2024, APD officers assigned to Dayshift Patrol and medics with the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) responded to the intersection of E 32nd Avenue and Denali Street in reference to a vehicle collision with injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates that a white GMC pickup was traveling southbound on Denali Street when a silver Lexus sedan emerged from a parking lot near the intersection of 32nd Avenue and Denali Street and collided with the GMC pickup.

Medics transported the driver of the Lexus to a local hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries.  

The driver of the GMC pickup remained on scene and did not have any injuries.

The circumstances of the collision are still under investigation.

Anyone with surveillance footage of the area, or other information regarding this investigation who has not yet spoken to police, is asked to call APD Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1) or 907-786-8900 (option #0).

APD Case: 24-32080