{"id":188,"date":"2026-05-26T13:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:39:14","slug":"north-slope-borough-employee-crashes-fuel-truck-while-allegedly-drunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"North Slope Borough employee crashes fuel truck while allegedly drunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>State prosecutors in Utqiagvik have charged a North Slope Borough employee with allegedly crashing a fuel truck while drunk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=184\">Gov. Dunleavy approves standardized disaster evacuation terms and boost to legal aid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><span>court documents<\/span><span> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>North Slope Borough Police Department Sgt. Neil Lynch had flown into Point Lay that morning and recognized Brown \u2014 they had been on the same plane from Utqiagvik.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><span>an affidavit<\/span><span> signed by Lynch, James said \u201che had been binge drinking with his brother for the last five days \u2026 and had been drinking whiskey until 8 a.m. (that) morning, but had not brought any alcohol to the village.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lynch took James to the holding cells at the Point Lay Police Department, whereupon James fell asleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtoalaskausa.com\/?p=182\">Alaska governor vetoes bill that sought to adjust state\u2019s transportation planning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A subsequent breath-alcohol test measured 0.197%, more than twice the state\u2019s legal limit of 0.08%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>James has been charged with one count of driving under the influence, a Class A Misdemeanor. 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