Driver in a Parks Highway ditch near Cantwell had a .251 breath test, troopers say

A driver whose vehicle went into a ditch along the Parks Highway near Cantwell on Sunday night had a breath alcohol reading of .251, more than three times Alaska's legal limit for driving, Alaska State Troopers said.

Troopers were told about the vehicle in the ditch at 10:08 pm, according to the trooper dispatch. They found the driver, a man, was impaired by alcohol and arrested him for driving under the influence. He gave a breath sample after the arrest.

Alaska's legal limit for driving is .08. The dispatch doesn't say whether anyone was hurt.

Cantwell sits where the Denali Highway meets the Parks Highway, south of Denali National Park.

Troopers say charges in their reports are accusations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.