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Aleksandr Glushko, 21, crashes car, then steals forklift and drives it over three miles to remove crashed car in Fairbanks, Alaska

Modified Date: 
Tue, 03/31/2015 - 3:28pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Police: Man crashed truck, stole forklift while intoxicated

Police in Fairbanks, Alaska, say a 21-year-old man drove a stolen forklift more than 3 miles while intoxicated to retrieve a truck he crashed.

Delta man charged with DUI, theft after reportedly stealing forklift to move crashed truck

About 5:50 a.m., Aleksander Aleksandrovich Glushko, allegedly crashed a truck near Flowline Alaska on Phillips Field Road, then walked to the George Horner Ice Park near University Avenue, where he took a forklift without permission, said Lt. Matt Soden with the Fairbanks Police Department. 
Just before 6 a.m., Aleksandr Glushko was drove a pickup off a road and into pipe that was stacked in a company yard. The pickup was straddling pipe and could not be driven off. Glushko then wlaked to George Horner Ice Park where he stole a forklift and proceded to drive it over three miles to remove the truck. A witness saw the forklift being driven not far from the crash site and called police. Glushko was arrested and charged with felony driving under the influence of alcohol.
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Unusual Circumstances, Road Departure
People Involved: 
Aleksandr Glushko
City: 
Fairbanks, AK
County: 
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK
Area: 
Fairbanks, AK

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