North Slope Borough employee crashes fuel truck while allegedly drunk

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 226

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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State prosecutors in Utqiagvik have charged a North Slope Borough employee with allegedly crashing a fuel truck while drunk.

According to court documents filed May 13 in Utqiagvik, James Brown was driving on April 9 in Point Lay, a village on the shore of the Arctic Ocean, when he ran the fuel truck off the road in front of a home.

North Slope Borough Police Department Sgt. Neil Lynch had flown into Point Lay …

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