Alaska State Troopers are investigating a fatal hit and run that killed a Delta Junction man Tuesday night.
“Just after 10 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report that a motorist had come across a deceased person lying on the Alaska Highway near Delta Junction,” says Austin McDaniel, a Trooper spokesperson.
McDaniel said Wednesday that local emergency service personnel from Rural Deltana and Fort Greely fire departments and Troopers then converged at the scene, at milepost 1421 of the Alaska Highway, about a mile south of Delta.
“When Troopers arrived,” he said, “they located a 47-year-old Delta Junction resident amed John Emerick, who had been struck by a vehicle. And local E-M-S declared him deceased.”
McDaniel says the vehicle drove away and headed southbound, toward Tok. He says Troopers found evidence at the scene that leads them to suspect the vehicle was dark gray or blue. And he says Troopers are encouraging the public to help identify the vehicle.
“We are asking if anyone has any information about this collision to please give us a call at 907-451-5100,” he said.
McDaniel says Troopers also are asking anyone who records dash-cam video and were on the Alaska Highway from 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday morning to contact investigators at that same Fairbanks Trooper office number or contact them by cellphone or online.
“If you have information but you would prefer to remain anonymous,” he said, “you can submit tips directly to Alaska State Troopers anonymously at the AKTips smartphone app, or online at dps.alaska.gov/tips."
