(Sitka, AK) – Tuesday, Sitka Superior Court Judge Amanda Browning sentenced 47-year-old Beth Lang to seven years and six months of incarceration for severely injuring a pedestrian with her vehicle. On Aug. 20, 2024, a Sitka jury found Lang guilty of Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy declares October Pedestrian Safety Month. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – “Pedestrian crashes are 100 percent preventable,” said DOT&PF Commissioner Ryan Anderson. “We need to drive these crashes to zero by working together.” Alaska’s preliminary data shows that 13 pedestrians were killed in 2022 and 11 pedestrians have been killed in collisions with vehicles in 2023. As […]
At 7:10 pm on Saturday evening Anchorage police and AFD Medics responded to the Minnesota Drive and Benson Boulevard intersection after receiving a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision that occurred there. Upon arrival, Major Collision Investigations Unit (MCIU) opened an investigation and the far-right southbound lane of Minnesota was closed and all eastbound lanes […]
APD is seeking information in a fatal pedestrian vs vehicle collision that took place in the 400-block area of Spenard Road that occurred just after midnight early Monday morning. Police and medics from the Anchorage Fire Department responded to the location after receiving a report of the accident with injuries at 12:30 am. Upon arrival, […]