Wasilla man killed in traffic crash on KGB Sunday

KNIK — A 57-year-old Wasilla man died in a rollover accident near Mile 12, Knik-Goose Bay Road Sunday.

Alaska State Troopers received a report of a dangerous driver in a white 1989 Ford Ranger near Mile 10.5, Knik-Goose Bay Road around 4:44 p.m., April 19.

Callers said the vehicle was driving southbound, entering opposing traffic, speeding and passing in no passing zones.

Troopers located the driver and vehicle at a crash scene near Mile 12 where the vehicle had left the roadway and rolled several times.

The driver, Carl Floyd McDearman Jr. of Wasilla, was killed in the crash. He was wearing his seat belt, troopers said.

The State Medical Examiner responded to the scene and took possession of the body.

Trooper Spokesperson Megan Peters said the vehicle left the road in an area where the road curves. She said the vehicle left the road, the driver over-corrected and the vehicle rolled several times.

Based on the distance from the road where the vehicle came to rest, she said it appears the driver was probably traveling around the speed limit when he lost control on the curve and crashed.

Peters said there also were no obvious signs of impairment at the scene. However, toxicology analysis is a standard as part of every fatal traffic accident, she said.

It will take four to eight weeks to get the test results back, along with the rest of the Medical Examiner’s report, she said.

Frontiersman archives show a Palmer Police arrest for McDearman as a fugitive from justice on a Washington warrant July 27, 2009, for “escaping from community custody with original charges of harassment, assaulting law enforcement and resisting arrest.” A search of court records in that state under the spelling “McDearman” turned up no results. The variant spelling “McDearmon” turned up numerous results in the vicinity of Okanogan County for a Carl Floyd McDearmon, without a junior or senior. Washington court records do not provide a date of birth to match with the Alaska records.

McDearman was twice extradited from Alaska, once in 2009, and a second time in 2010, according to CourtView Justice Solutions.

The investigation continues, troopers say.