Passenger killed, driver charged after rollover crash on Seward Highway

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The man now facing multiple charges — including manslaughter and DUI — related to the death of the young man in the car police say he was driving when it crashed early Saturday off the Seward Highway, admitted to police he had been drinking alcohol and using a dab pen prior to the crash, according to court documents reviewed by Alaska’s News Source.

When officers and emergency responders arrived, they found two men inside the vehicle.

The passenger, identified as 20-year-old Eeamon Johnston, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver, identified as 23-year-old Wyatt Flotre, was arraigned Sunday on charges of manslaughter, driving under the influence, and no valid operator’s license charges after being treated at a local hospital for what police say were non-life-threatening injuries…

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