Updated at 4:52 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2007
Hawaii man killed in moose, car collision in Alaska
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Hawai'i man was killed in a collision with a moose in Anchorage today, police said.Kevin Kopra, 53, of Maui, was driving a rental car when he hit the moose shortly after 1 a.m., police said.
Kopra was the only occupant in the car when the accident occurred on Birch Road in the city's hillside area.
The collision threw the moose over the top of the vehicle and into the interior, where it struck Kopra. The car went a short distance before it crashed into a guardrail.
A nearby resident called authorities after hearing a loud crash.
The moose meat has been donated to charity.
