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Alaska toddler survives crash that killed both parents
Two-year-old Paige Hart survived a head-on crash that killed her parents on Alaska’s Parks Highway near Trapper Creek.
Her parents, Sasha Hart, 38, and David Hart, 41, died in the collision on October 19.
Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said Sasha’s car crossed the center line and struck a truck traveling in the opposite direction.
Paige suffered six broken bones and is in stable condition after being transferred from a hospital in Anchorage for treatment.
The crash left Paige without her parents, and relatives say they plan to help raise her.
Her family has started a fundraiser to cover her medical expenses and other needs.
The crash investigation is ongoing.
A two-year-old girl survived a head-on crash in Alaska that killed both her parents.
The crash happened on the Parks Highway in Trapper Creek near the mile 115 post around 9am on October 19.
A preliminary investigation found that the car driven by Sasha Hart crossed the center line and collided with a truck travelling in the opposite direction.
The girl, Paige Hart, suffered six broken bones and was reported to be in stable condition.
Her family has started a fundraiser to help cover her medical expenses and other needs.
- Who
- Paige Hart, two, survived; her parents, Sasha Hart, 38, and David Hart, 41, were killed.
- What
- A head-on collision killed both parents and injured Paige.
- When
- Around 9am on October 19. The year is not stated.
- Where
- Parks Highway in Trapper Creek, Alaska, near the mile 115 post.
- Why
- A preliminary investigation found that Sasha Hart’s car crossed the center line and collided with a truck travelling north.
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A head-on crash on the Parks Highway in Trapper Creek killed Sasha and David Hart and injured their daughter, Paige.
Paige was transferred from Mat-Su hospital in Anchorage for treatment and was reported to be in stable condition.
The Hart family started a fundraiser to support Paige’s medical expenses and other needs.
- Paige Hart’s age
- 2 years old
- Sasha Hart’s age
- 38
- David Hart’s age
- 41
- Crash location
- Parks Highway, near mile 115, Trapper Creek, Alaska
- Paige’s injuries
- Six broken bones
- Vehicles
- Black 2018 Subaru Forester and white 2008 Ford F-250
What people are saying
Troopers responded and a preliminary investigation revealed that a black 2018 Subaru Forester operated by 38-year-old Fairbanks resident Sasha Hart was traveling south on the Parks Highway and crossed the center line, colliding head-on with a white 2008 Ford F-250, which was traveling north
She was their entire world. I don’t know if it’s Paige’s house or their house,
You still have a piece of them, a living piece of them still on Earth,
She just became one of us. We were really close with David before they met, but then when she came, she just sort of lumped right in.