Man rescued after vehicle rolls down Petersville Road embankment

On Monday night, emergency responders rescued a man who was reportedly trapped in his vehicle with multiple broken bones on the Petersville Road.

According to the Alaska State Troopers, an unidentified person called 911 shortly after 11:00 pm Monday and reported that a man, later identified as Casey Cizek, was trapped inside a vehicle, and had a broken bone protruding from his leg.

Trapper Creek Rescue, troopers, the Rescue Coordination Center, and LifeMed responded to the scene. Troopers say that Cizek’s vehicle had rolled about 100 feet down an embankment near mile 32.5 of the Petersville Road and came to rest in the area of Peters Creek.

In the time it took responders to arrive, Casey Cizek was able to crawl out of his vehicle. He was found alert and conscious at the bottom of a ravine. Cizek told rescuers that he was driving to a gold mine in the Peters Hills when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled down the embankment.

Trapper Creek Rescue personnel hoisted Cizek into a LifeMed helicopter at the scene. He was then transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, where he is being treated for broken ribs and a compound leg fracture. His injuries are considered serious, but non-life-threatening.