A Fairbanks man was arrested after troopers say he lost control behind the wheel in North Pole, resulting in a single-vehicle rollover that left one woman dead.
Just after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of the accident near mile 352 of the Richardson Highway.
When troopers responded, they determined the Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling southbound on the highway at a high speed when the driver lost control and entered the center median, according to an AST dispatch posted Saturday.
The vehicle then began to roll multiple times before stopping in the northbound lanes of the highway. The sole passenger, 26-year-old Amber Rae Evans, was ejected from the vehicle. She did not appear to be wearing her seatbelt, troopers say.
Kieran Duffy, 26, showed “multiple signs of being under the influence of alcoholic beverages,” troopers say.
When evidence indicated that Duffy was the driver in the collision, troopers contacted the Fairbanks District Attorney’s Office. The decision was then made to arrest Duffy on one count of negligent homicide.
Evans’ next-of-kin has been notified, troopers say.