Anchorage police cruiser had lights, siren on before deadly taxi crash

APD officer who crashed into a taxi, killing two, ran the red light

An Anchorage police officer whose patrol car struck a taxicab in midtown Anchorage in early August, killing two people, did not have the green light when he entered the intersection and was going above the speed limit, according to APD Chief Sean Case.

Anchorage police cruiser had lights, siren on before deadly taxi crash

Anchorage police say an officer had emergency lights and a siren activated before a cruiser collided with a taxi, killing two people. The investigation could take months.