Alaska News

Kasilof man killed in Kenai Peninsula crash

A 26-year-old Kasilof man was killed late Saturday night in a single-vehicle accident on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska State Troopers said.

Troopers received a call at 11:40 p.m. about a wrecked vehicle near Mile 1 of the Kalifornsky Beach Road, near Kasilof.

"Whereabouts of the driver or occupants were unknown at the time of the report," troopers wrote.

When officers arrived they found Billy Duncan about 50 feet away from the vehicle. He was unconscious and not breathing, according to the dispatch. Medics attempted CPR but Duncan was declared dead at 12:06 a.m., according to the dispatch.

No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash, troopers said.

Michelle Theriault Boots

Michelle Theriault Boots is a longtime reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. She focuses on in-depth stories about the intersection of public policy and Alaskans' lives. Before joining the ADN in 2012, she worked at daily newspapers up and down the West Coast and earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon.

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