Wrangell Sentinel -

High speed and excessive alcohol consumption are being blamed as the cause of a fatal accident in Coffman Cove last week.

According to the Alaska State Troopers, law enforcement officers from Klawock, along with officers from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, responded Aug. 11 to a report of a single vehicle accident involving a fatality on Coffman Cove Road.

Subsequent investigation revealed that a 2005 Jeep Cherokee was traveling north on the road at a high rate of speed when it drove into a ditch, rolled several times, and came to rest about 150 feet into the woods.

During the impact, a f...