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3-vehicle crash results in fatality

A 34-year-old Nikiski man died in a car crash Sunday on the Seward Highway near Moose Pass. According to Alaska State Troopers, Arleigh Bacarella, of Nikiski, was driving north on the Seward Highway in a 2002 BMW sedan when the car crossed the centerline at Mile 45 a little after 7 p.m. The car hit a tandem-axle trailer carrying a six-wheeler, being towed by a 1994 Suburban. The BMW then skidded into the path of a 2014 Ford motorhome, which was towing a 21-foot boat. The boat broke loose from the trailer and became lodged in the back of the motorhome.

Bacarella was pronounced dead at the scene. According to troopers, the drivers of the Suburban and motorhome received minor injuries. The highway was closed until 10:15 p.m., when one lane reopened. Seward Police report the accident was fully cleared and the highway completely opened by 2:45 a.m. Investigation is continuing into the cause of the crash.

Jenny Neyman has been the general manager of KDLL since 2017. Before that she was a reporter and the Morning Edition host at KDLL.
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