A 36-year-old man was arrested for drunk driving after he hit a pedestrian with his vehicle on Muldoon Road Saturday night.
Someone called police at 11:53 p.m., saying a man had been hit by a vehicle. Police found a 36-year-old man in the roadway and a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer. The driver of the Trailblazer was identified as 36-year-old Eric Potter, police said.
The victim was transported to the hospital with “serious but non-life threatening injuries,” according to police. Police said he was not crossing the road at a crosswalk.
Potter stayed at the scene, according to police, and was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. He was taken to the Anchorage Correctional Complex.
Police said all northbound lanes of the Muldoon were briefly closed at 32nd Avenue but later reopened.
