Alaska State Troopers say the driving force of a snowmachine that hit a dog team on the Denali Highway Monday, killing three dogs, is a take a look at rider for a significant producer.
Troopers stated Wednesday that the Minnesota man was within the space doing testing for Polaris when he hit the canine group east of Cantwell. No people had been harm, however along with the useless dogs a fourth canine suffered critical accidents.
The dogs had been in a group owned by longtime Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran Jim Lanier of Chugiak and being pushed by Mike Parker, who works at Lanier’s Northern Whites Kennel.
In an emailed assertion, Polaris spokesperson Jess Rogers says the corporate desires to “express our deep sympathies to the family that lost three of their beloved sled dogs.”
Rogers added that secure driving is “central to how we operate, and we are fully cooperating with local law enforcement, as well as conducting our own internal investigation.”
Alaska State Troopers are nonetheless investigating the crash.
