Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On 09/03/2026 at approximately 2154 hours, AST responded with Butte Fire personnel to a report of a possible vehicle collision near Republican Way and Our Road in Palmer. Troopers and fire personnel were unable to locate a vehicle at the reported collision scene. At approximately 2220 hours, Troopers located a white Ford pickup matching the vehicle observed near milepost 3 Old Glenn Highway and conducted a traffic stop. The driver, Lance Picchi, age 69 of Wasilla, was determined to be operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an impairing substance and was subsequently arrested for DUI. Picchi was remanded to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility and later released on his own recognizance.