Three 17-year-old Ketchikan residents were taken to the hospital Wednesday night following a single-vehicle crash on D-1 Loop. Troopers report that alcohol is suspected to be a factor.
According to the Alaska State Troopers online dispatch, troopers received a report of the crash at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The 17-year-old female driver was northbound on D1 Loop when she drove off the road and struck a tree.
She and two 17-year-old passengers were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center by the North Tongass Fire Department for injuries from the crash.
This case is under investigation.
