Pedestrian and dog fatally struck in Midtown Anchorage traffic
Apr. 1—A male pedestrian and a dog were struck and killed Tuesday morning during heavy traffic in Midtown Anchorage.
Anchorage police said they responded to Benson Boulevard and the Seward Highway just after 6:20 a.m. for a report of a person hit by a vehicle.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the man was standing in a crosswalk, looking at "a dog that had been hit," when he was struck by two pickups southbound on the highway, police said. The trucks, a Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado, had a green light at the time, they said.
Police said both drivers stayed at the scene and are cooperating with the investigation.
Traffic cameras in the area showed the man looking at the deceased dog when he was hit, according to police spokesman Chris Barraza. The dog had been hit by a vehicle, he said.
It wasn't immediately clear whether the dog belonged to the man.
Anchorage Fire Department medics performed lifesaving measures but the man could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
No charges had been filed in the incident on Tuesday.
The southbound Seward Highway remained closed at Benson as of midday.
The man was at least the sixth pedestrian to die in Anchorage this year after being struck by a vehicle.
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