Fatality Investigation: 63rd Avenue/Lake Otis Parkway

From the Attorney General’s Office:

Sept. 14, 2022 (Anchorage, AK) – On Monday, an Anchorage grand jury indicted Cheyenne Jewel McMullen for two counts of murder in the second degree and one count of manslaughter for the death of her two-year-old son E.B. 

E.B. died from injuries sustained during a single vehicle crash on Aug. 31, 2022, on Lake Otis Parkway, approximately 500 feet south of the Lake Otis and Dowling Road intersection. 

Investigation revealed that McMullen drove approximately 94 miles per hour through the Lake Otis and Dowling intersection and lost control of her vehicle while trying to negotiate an S curve just north of East 63rd Avenue. It was also determined she was heavily intoxicated at the time of the collision. In addition to the indicted felony charges, McMullen is also charged with one count of driving under the influence. 

The charges in the indictment are only allegations and are not evidence of guilt. McMullen is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

McMullen is in custody on $25,000 cash performance plus PED (Pre-Trial Enforcement Division) house arrest. A superior court arraignment is scheduled for Wed., Sept. 14, 2022, at 1:45 p.m. at the Nesbett Courthouse.

Update on 9/7/22:
The two-year-old male who was injured in the August 31st vehicle collision at 63rd and Lake Otis has passed away from his injuries. APD will not release his name due to him being a juvenile.

Additional charges are expected for the driver, Cheyenne McMullen. The charging decision will come from the District Attorney’s Office.

Update at 3:25 PM on 8/31/22:
The driver, 22-year-old Cheyenne J. McMullen, has been remanded at Hiland Correctional Center on the charges of Driving under the Influence and Assault I.

Update at 8:35 AM on 8/31/22:
The roadway is now open. Thank you for your cooperation and patience while we worked the scene.

Update at 5:10AM on 8/31/22:

At 3:21 AM on August 31, 2022, officers assigned to Mid-Shift Patrol and medics with the Anchorage Fire Department responded to 63rd Avenue and Lake Otis Parkway in reference to a single vehicle rollover with injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicates that a blue Kia Forte was traveling Southbound on Lake Otis when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled. Medics arrived and transported a juvenile victim to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The adult female driver of the vehicle was also transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No other vehicles were involved. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

The Southbound lanes of Lake Otis will be closed at Dowling while investigators with the Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU) process the scene. Please use alternative routes.

Original at 3:33 AM on 8/31/22:

Southbound Lake Otis is closed at Dowling due to vehicle collision with injuries. Please use alternate route.

APD Case: 22-28283