Alaska State troopers continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash of a private plane that went down in Cook Inlet near Birchwood on Thursday, August 6th. Troopers originally reported on Friday of last week that they had received a call informing them that there was a downed aircraft west of the Birchwood Airport. The Rescue Coordination Center […]
As troopers attempted to pull over a red 1989 Buick Reatta for equipment violations and speeding, instead of stopping, the vehicle sped away, trooper dispatch reported. Troopers attempted to pull over the Buick near South Miller Loop and Dividend Street in Nikiski when it failed to yield and sped away. Officers pursued the vehicle down […]
Emmonak -based troopers were notified by Alakanuk police of a fatal ATV accident on Tuesday night at approximately 9:25 pm. Alakanuk police told troopers that 21-year-old Cecila Chikigak died in an ATV crash on the roadway near the city office. The trooper investigation found that Chikigak was driving at a high rate of speed at […]
After receiving a call reporting a a vehicle rollover on the Richardson Highway near mile 356 at 2:22 am Wednesday morning, troopers and EMS responded to the scene. When the troopers and EMS arrived at the scene, they discovered that one of the occupants of the vehicle had been killed in the crash. That male […]