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18-year-old dies after falling from roof of moving pickup truck, Alaska officials say

Justin Martin, 18, died after falling off the roof of a moving pickup truck, Alaska officials said.
Justin Martin, 18, died after falling off the roof of a moving pickup truck, Alaska officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

An 18-year-old died after falling off the top of a pickup truck in Alaska, troopers said.

Alaska state troopers on June 3 got reports of a person that had “fallen from a moving vehicle in Nikiski and was seriously injured,” according to a June 5 news release.

The 18-year-old, identified as Justin Martin of Nikiski, was riding on top of the pickup truck, troopers said.

Paramedics tried to save him but weren’t successful, police said.

A 16-year-old driving the pickup was charged with DUI, police said. Troopers didn’t say if anyone else was in the truck.

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This story was originally published June 6, 2023 at 12:48 PM with the headline "18-year-old dies after falling from roof of moving pickup truck, Alaska officials say."

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Paloma Chavez
McClatchy DC
Paloma Chavez is a reporter covering real-time news on the West Coast. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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