By SUZANNE DOWNING
Oct. 25, 2026 – Democratic US Senate candidate Mary Peltola and members of her family were taken to a hospital Saturday evening after a three-vehicle collision in South Anchorage, prompting her campaign to postpone campaign stops in Fairbanks and Bethel.
Anchorage police said officers responded at approximately 6:55 pm Oct. 24 to the intersection of O’Malley Road and Lake Otis Parkway. A preliminary investigation found that a vehicle traveling west on O’Malley struck the rear of a second vehicle carrying Peltola. The impact pushed that vehicle into a third. Both the second and third vehicles had been stopped at the traffic light, police said.
The occupants of Peltola’s vehicle were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle that struck them was also transported with non-life-threatening injuries. The occupant of the third vehicle declined medical transport, according to police.
Peltola and her family were headed to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet when the collision occurred, her campaign said.
“Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits,” campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said in a statement.
Her campaign said appearances in Fairbanks on Sunday and Bethel on Monday would be rescheduled for later in the week.
Peltola is expected to resume campaigning Tuesday in Homer. Other tour stops remain scheduled, according to the campaign. The former Alaska congresswoman is challenging Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Police said the circumstances of the collision remain under investigation. The department’s initial statement did not announce any citations or identify contributing factors. The case number is 26-27979.
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Sorry to hear this. However, the suspicion meter will likely move quite a bit until the police learn a lot more about the driver of Vehicle #1. The left-wing media knows well how to advance the candidates of their choice and help stage a story into the sympathy vote column.
DavidG. The left wing media – “help stage a story into the sympathy vote column.” This from a cult that wore maxi-pads on their right ear for weeks to show solidarity for the 4 time draft dodger. The truly sick added some red dye for effect. Funny how you don’t see the flags and red hats so much anymore. After Watergate you could not find anyone who recalled voting for Nixon either.
The draft dodger? Oh, you mean Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Those draft dodgers who helped ruin America. Read you loud and clear, buddy.
Buzzy paid the price when he rolled the dice with Mary.
For now let’s be grateful that the injuries to our fellow Alaskan sound minor. And leave law enforcement to do their job. The case # doesn’t tell me whose case # it is. APD? AST?
Thanks for the update. The AP story is running nationally. Yours has more details than the AP version I read earlier.
It’s possible in the span of one week, Bolsonaro loses in Brazil, Netanyahu loses in Israel, and Republicans lose the house and senate. Here’s hoping fascism loses everywhere.
Damon, a complete liar, and idiot. And needs mental help. See Dr. Dan right away. TDS got you by the balls too.