Bethel man arrested on DUI charge near Cooper Landing after REDDI report

A driver was reported swerving into oncoming traffic on the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing on Friday night, according to a report that reached Alaska State Troopers. Troopers located the vehicle near mile 45 and identified the driver as Dustin Jackson, 23, of Bethel. He was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.

Troopers received the report at about 9:22 p.m. on Aug. 7, according to the Department of Public Safety daily dispatch. An investigation determined Jackson was operating the vehicle under the influence, troopers said. He was remanded to Spring Creek Correctional Center and held per the bail schedule. The charge is an accusation, and Jackson is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The call came in through REDDI, the Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately system through which troopers receive reports of dangerous driving.

The Sterling Highway corridor through Cooper Landing has drawn similar arrests this summer. Alaska News previously covered the July 18 arrest of a 46-year-old Anchorage woman near mile 39 of the Sterling Highway, who was remanded to Wildwood Correctional Center on $500 bail.