Troopers Arrest Parks Highway Hit-and-Run Driver on Felony DUI Charges

Alaska State Troopers say that they have taken a Wasilla driver into custody on Felony DUI charges after a report of a hit-and-run in the Wasilla area on Monday night.

Troopers patrolling in the role of safety corridor traffic enforcement received a report of a hit-and-run at mile 49 of the Parks Highway at 9:50 pm on Monday night and after being provided with a description, located the suspect vehicle, a white 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix at mile 45 of the  highway.

Troopers contacted the driver of the vehicle, 54-year-old Nicole Robinson, and determined that she was driving under the influence. During the investigation, Robinson refused to provide a breath sample to investigators.

A check of Robinson’s status, showed that she  had been convicted twice in the preceding 10 years, and so, was charged with felony DUI and refusal.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]She was transported to Palmer, where she was remanded at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility and held there on $7,500 bail and a court-approved third party custodian stipulation.