Driver charged with manslaughter, DUI in Seward Highway crash near Girdwood

A driver in a deadly single-vehicle crash that closed the Seward Highway near Girdwood for hours early Saturday now faces criminal charges in the wreck.

Court records show Wyatt Flotre, 23, charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence in the collision near Mile 92.5 of the highway, just north of its junction with the Alyeska Highway to Girdwood.

The crash happened just before 4 a.m. Saturday. Police said in a statement that a male passenger in the vehicle, 20-year-old Eeamon Johnston, died at the scene, with Flotre taken to a local hospital for treatment…

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