One person was hospitalized after a truck crashed into an apartment building early this morning (6-4-24).
In an interview with KCAW, Sitka Police Department spokesperson Serena Wild said shortly after 5 a.m. this morning, an on-duty officer observed a white pickup truck traveling 30 miles over the speed limit in the 1900 block of Halibut Point Road. When the officer activated emergency lights, the truck accelerated and attempted to turn left onto Peterson Avenue. The driver allegedly crashed the truck into an apartment building, caving in the wall of a bedroom and hitting an adult male in bed.
Wild said that the victim was transported to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center with a head injury. The driver, identified as a 16-year-old male, was not injured. The driver’s name has not yet been released, but he was charged with four counts, including felony assault and driving under the influence.
