Overview

• A car struck a moose on August 1 near the Denali Park Road entrance on the Parks Highway, killing the 24-year-old Bulgarian driver and injuring his 24-year-old North Macedonian passenger.
• The female passenger was flown to a Fairbanks hospital, where she remains under treatment, officials said.
• The National Park Service continues its investigation and has liaised with the Bulgarian embassy in Washington to inform the victim’s relatives.
• Park authorities reiterated recommendations for motorists to reduce speed in low-light conditions, use high beams and scan for animal eye shine along wildlife-prone stretches.
• Denali Park notes that moose inhabit the first 24 kilometers of the Parks Highway and are most active at dawn, dusk and nighttime, increasing collision risks.