Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign ended on Labor Day with 1,186 citations issued (ANCHORAGE) – This year’s annual anti-DUI campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, a national high-visibility enforcement effort, ended earlier this week with 62 DUI arrests made and 1,186 citations issued. This year’s campaign ran from Aug. 14 through Sept. […]
Hot and dry weather and winds from the north-northeast pushed the Swan Lake fire within two miles of the Sterling Highway on Sunday. The advancing wildfire prompted a closure of the highway and the relocation of firefighters as the flaming front became obscured in smoke. Alaska Interagency Management Team asked for traffic to be […]
(Statewide) — Motorists are urged to use extra caution this time of year when traveling roadways in Southcentral, Interior, and other regions where moose are common. Long nights and short, often dimly lit winter days make the animals especially difficult to spot, increasing the danger of moose-vehicle collisions. “The majority of our road kills occur […]
From 12/13/2018 thru 12/26/2018, Troopers made the following contacts: 18 misdemeanor DUI arrests, 0 felony DUI Arrests 5 drivers charged with driving with a suspended or revoked license 37 REDDIs reported with 9 drivers contacted and ultimately determined not to be DUI 137 damage only crashes 13 injury crashes and 2 fatal collisions were investigated […]