Couple killed, toddler hurt in head-on Alaska highway crash

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A couple died and their toddler was hospitalized after a head-on crash Monday morning, authorities said.

Alaska State Troopers identified the victims as Sasha Hart, 38, and her husband, David Hart, 41, both of Fairbanks.

Alaska State Troopers identified the victims as 38-year-old Sasha Hart and her husband, 41-year-old David Hart, both of Fairbanks.

According to troopers, Sasha Hart was driving a Subaru Forester south on the Parks Highway around 9 a.m. Monday, with David Hart and their toddler in the car. She crossed the centerline near the Three Bears gas station and collided head-on with a northbound Ford F-250. Both adults died at the scene.

The toddler survived with injuries troopers described as non-life-threatening. The child was flown to an Anchorage hospital, where relatives met the child after being notified.

The crash closed the Parks Highway for hours in both directions near Milepost 115, although a detour was established, troopers said around noon Monday.