Grand jury indicts pickup driver in fatal Wasilla crash
WASILLA, Alaska – A grand jury has indicted a driver involved in a crash that killed a retired Alaska State Trooper.
Jacob Moreland, 22, of Wasilla was indicted on counts of criminal negligent manslaughter and driving under the influence. A warrant was issued for his arrest and he was taken into custody Saturday night at a home, Alaska State Troopers said Sunday.
Online court documents do not list Moreland’s attorney.
Troopers shortly after 6 p.m. Sept. 26 were notified of a crash west of Wasilla, Investigators determined that Moreland’s pickup had struck the driver’s side of a pickup driven by Dallas Massie, 72,
Both drivers were taken to an area hospital but Massie, the former state trooper, did not survive.
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