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Date: 
Monday, May 19, 2014
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.
Date: 
Friday, April 4, 2014

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.

Date: 
Saturday, March 8, 2014
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.