Troopers arrest North Pole man on DUI and assault charges after Yukeen Drive collision

A 43-year-old North Pole man was arrested after a collision off Yukeen Drive early Saturday, August 1, and now faces charges of driving under the influence, criminal trespass and fourth-degree assault, according to Alaska State Troopers.

Troopers responded at about 5:54 a.m. and identified the man as Mitchel Joseph, 43. He was remanded to Fairbanks Correctional Center. The charges are accusations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Troopers' dispatch log classified the call as a "motor vehicle collision and felony DUI," though the charges listed in the report name only DUI, criminal trespass and fourth-degree assault. The source material does not explain the discrepancy.