Tennessee man dies in collision with moose in Alaska

September 28, 2018 at 11:19 p.m. | Updated September 28, 2018 at 11:19 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE--In this Nov. 1, 2013, file photo, a car stops to allow a moose to cross Westpark Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. Moose killed by cars and truck along the Alaska road system are salvaged and donated to people on the Alaska State Troopers' "charity list" but the Alaska Moose Federation says all or parts of three moose killed recently have been stolen before they could be picked up and delivered for processing. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)
FILE--In this Nov. 1, 2013, file photo, a car stops to allow a moose to cross Westpark Drive in Anchorage, Alaska. Moose killed by cars and truck along the Alaska road system are salvaged and donated to people on the Alaska State Troopers' "charity list" but the Alaska Moose Federation says all or parts of three moose killed recently have been stolen before they could be picked up and delivered for processing. (AP Photo/Dan Joling, file)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Authorities say a 25-year-old Tennessee man has died in Alaska after a traffic collision with a moose, and his passenger was seriously injured.

Alaska State Troopers say Bryan Sprenz of Knoxville, Tennessee, was pronounced dead at the scene of the early Wednesday morning crash on the Parks Highway in Alaska's interior.

Troopers say a passenger, 21-year-old Lydia Hunter of Chapmansboro, Tennessee, was seriously injured and flown to a hospital.

According to troopers, Sprenz was driving on the highway when his Jeep Cherokee struck a moose. Troopers say both Sprenz and Hunter were ejected from the Cherokee.

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