Wildlife trooper, patrol truck collides with car in Juneau

Published 9:03 am Thursday, December 17, 2015

JUNEAU — An Alaska State Trooper assigned to wildlife enforcement was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Juneau.

Troopers say 36-year-old Trooper Shaun Kuzakin of Juneau was driving a patrol truck and failed to stop for a red light at a Glacier Highway intersection in the Mendenhall Valley.

The truck struck a car driven by 20-year-old Brian Erkenbarack that was in the intersection.

Both drivers wore seat belts and neither was injured.

Troopers say their investigation of the crash continues.