Hollis Versyp arrested for hit-and-run collision while intoxicated

At 7:30 PM on February 22, 2022, a citizen called APD Dispatch to report a hit-and-run collision.  The caller stated she was rear-ended in traffic at the intersection of Debarr and Turpin.  The at-fault driver did not stop; the victim driver followed the suspect to 15th Court and Summit View Drive.  The victim told Dispatch she was experiencing pain resulting from the crash.  The victim further stated she spoke with the suspect, and she believed the suspect was intoxicated.

39-year-old Hollis A. Versyp exited the driver’s side of his Kia Telluride at the same time the first officer arrived on scene and got out of his patrol vehicle.  The officer approached Versyp and directed him to put his hands behind his back.  Versyp refused to do so; the officer pinned Versyp against the vehicle while Versyp continued to struggle.  The officer noticed several signs of impairment while Versyp physically resisted and yelled repeatedly. The officer held Versyp in place until backup units arrived at which time Versyp was placed into handcuffs.

It took two officers to place Versyp into the back of a patrol vehicle as Versyp would not cooperate and sit in the seat by himself.  Due to Versyp’s combative behavior, it was not safe for officers to remove the handcuffs to administer Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).  The decision was made to charge Versyp with Driving under the Influence; he was transported to the Anchorage Jail for further processing.

Once they were at the jail, Versyp declined to provide a breath sample.  A search warrant was obtained and Versyp’s blood was drawn.  Afterwards he was remanded on the charges of Assault III, Refusal, DUI, Resisting, and Leaving the Scene of an Accident.  He was additionally cited for Driver to Exercise Due Care.

Medics also responded to 15th Court and Summit View Street to evaluate the victim driver.  The victim was not transported to the hospital.

APD Case 22-6057

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