Troopers arrest Wasilla driver on DUI charge after KGB Road crash

A Wasilla man, 44, was arrested and accused of driving under the influence after his truck struck a guardrail and then hit the rear of a semi-trailer at mile 12 of Knik-Goose Bay Road on Thursday, Alaska State Troopers said.

The semi-trailer's driver called it in. Troopers responding at about 9:48 a.m. found the other driver slumped over and holding a can of compressed air, according to the trooper dispatch.

He was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and violating conditions of release, which applies to a person released on conditions in an earlier case. He was remanded to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer on $1,250 bail. The charges are accusations, and he is presumed innocent.

The dispatch does not say whether anyone was injured or give a court date.