Police say Chad O. Wylie was driving a pickup when he rear-ended a street-sweeping vehicle.
Witnesses told officers that Wylie, who was alone in the pickup, was speeding and driving erratically before hitting the sweeper, said Anchorage Police spokesman Lt. Dave Parker.
The driver and a passenger in the sweeper, owned by Western Construction and Equipment, weren't hurt, Parker said.
That vehicle was traveling at highway speed with a flashing yellow light and wasn't sweeping, he said. It was loaded with 300 gallons of water, Parker said.
The wreck was reported at 11:58 p.m. Wylie died at the scene, Parker said. He was extricated from his vehicle by the Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department.
Inbound traffic was diverted onto the off-ramp and on-ramp for several hours overnight. A single lane reopened around 5 a.m., Parker said.
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