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David T. Beard, 31, was found dead on Glenn Highway following a suspected hit-and-run in Palmer, Alaska

Date: 
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK
David T. Beard, 31, was found dead on Glenn Highway near the Alaska State Fairgrounds Tuesday night, October 14. Police believe that Beard was the victim of a hit-and-run after Beard's body was found in the grassy median with evidence of being struck by a vehicle. Investigation began around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday and a suspect was taken into custody, along with the vehicle that may have hit Beard. The suspect was released as of Wednesday and charges have not yet been pressed. 

Gary A. Taber, of Florida, seriously injured after rollover crash ejects him from his car on Parks Highway in Willow, AK

Date: 
Friday, October 3, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK
At around 10:30pm, Taber's truck departed the roadway and rolled over, leaving him ejected from the vehicle. He was in serious condition and had to be airlifted to Anchorage Providence Medical Center.

Brittany Hyatt, 26, killed in rollover crash on Parks Highway in Willow, Alaska

Date: 
Friday, June 13, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK
A 26-year-old Willow woman died in a rollover crash on the Parks Highway early Saturday morning, Alaska State Troopers said. About 1:49 a.m., multiple people called troopers to report the crash, which occurred near mile 195 of the highway. A Cantwell-based trooper responded and found the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, who was identified as Brittany Hyatt of Willow, unresponsive.

Ines Lara-Morfin, 48, killed in rollover accident on Parks Highway near Wasilla, Alaska

Date: 
Monday, May 19, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK
A 48-year-old Eagle River woman was killed in a single-car rollover crash on the Parks Highway near Wasilla early Tuesday morning, troopers said. About 6:08 a.m., multiple people called Mat-Su emergency dispatchers to report the rollover crash, which occurred at Mile 37.5 of the Parks Highway. An Alaska state trooper who was nearby arrived at the scene within three minutes, according to a troopers dispatch posted Tuesday.

Three motorcyclists killed in head-on collision on May 3 on Glenn Highway near Palmer

Date: 
Friday, May 2, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK

Three motorcyclists were killed Saturday evening on the Glenn Highway south of Palmer when they collided head-on with a car that had just been rear-ended, a spokesman for the Alaska State Troopers said.

According to preliminary information from the scene, four motorcycles were traveling in tandem northbound on the Glenn Highway near Mile 37 after 8 p.m. A vehicle in the opposite lane had stopped to make a turn and was struck from behind, pushing it across the highway into the opposing lane, troopers spokesman Tim DeSpain said.

Cameron MacDonald, 29, killed, after his motorcycle collides with a jeep, driven by a 20-year-old man, near Wasilla.

Date: 
Friday, April 4, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK

Alaska State Troopers say a 29-year-old Wasilla man was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a Jeep Wrangler.

The accident was reported about 10 p.m. on Saturday. Troopers say in a statement that Cameron MacDonald of Wasilla was riding a 1980 Yamaha motorcycle when it collided head-on with a 2012 Wrangler driven by a 20-year-old Wasilla man.

A spokeswoman stated that troopers were still investigating Sunday afternoon and hadn't determined what caused the crash.

Gorden E. Samel, 52, shot and killed after a police pursuit leads to a shooting in Wasilla, Alaska

Date: 
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Area: 
Anchorage, AK
Shots fired by a Wasilla police officer and an Alaska State Trooper killed a suspected drunk driver who tried to elude them Sunday night, troopers said. Both fired at Gorden E. Samel, 52, of Wasilla, after he backed his pickup toward the officer following a brief but chaotic chase, according to troopers. An adult male passenger in the truck received injuries described as not life-threatening; he was not identified.