By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 6, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A Fairbanks man died and a juvenile was injured in a crash on the Parks Highway north of Nenana.

Alaska State Troopers say 46-year-old Shawn Masterson died Monday afternoon when his northbound sport utility vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a southbound one-ton pickup at Mile 329.

Masterson was pronounced dead at the scene.



A juvenile in the SUV was transported to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

The crash occurred at about 4:35 p.m.

The pickup driver, 52-year-old Thomas Monicken of Fairbanks, was transported to the Fairbanks hospital. He was treated and released.

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