Hit-and-run kills pedestrian in East Anchorage — ninth fatality of the year
A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in East Anchorage early Monday morning, police say. He is the ninth pedestrian killed by a vehicle in the city this year.
Man killed in East Anchorage hit-and-run near Airport Heights Drive
A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in East Anchorage shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, alaskapublic.org reports.
Officers and medics from the Anchorage Fire Department responded at around 5:58 a.m. to a report of an unresponsive man near the intersection of Airport Heights Drive and Debarr Road, according to a statement from the Anchorage Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation found he had been struck by a vehicle that fled before officers arrived. Police say his name will be released once his family has been notified.
He is the ninth pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle in Anchorage this year. Both 2024 and 2025 each recorded 15 pedestrian fatalities on the city's streets.
Source: Google News MT — Crime (en)