Mat-Su

Wasilla pedestrian dies after being hit by car

A Wasilla woman died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night, Alaska State Troopers reported.

Troopers responded to reports of a vehicle-pedestrian collision at Bogard Road and Merciful Circle in Wasilla around 9:13 p.m. Saturday, according to a trooper dispatch posted online Sunday.

A 45-year-old man was driving a white Crown Victoria eastbound on Bogard Road when 26-year-old Marissa Atoruk "walked into his lane of travel and was hit," troopers said.

Atoruk was pronounced dead after being transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center following the collision.

Atoruk's family has been notified of her death, troopers said. A spokeswoman for the troopers didn't immediately have further details about the driver or the incident Sunday morning, but the dispatch said an investigation is ongoing.

Annie Zak

Annie Zak was a business reporter for the ADN between 2015 and 2019.

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