Update on 3/4/24:

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Brian Pederson.  Next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Update at 10:20 AM on 3/3/24:

Traffic investigators have determined the suspect driver involved in this morning’s fatal hit-and-run crash is 29-year-old Marsean L. Hadley.  Officers were conducting follow up on the case at a residence when Hadley arrived driving a vehicle.  While speaking with him, police noticed signs of impairment.  After conducting Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), the decision was made to charge Hadley with Driving under the Influence.

Hadley was transported to the Anchorage Correctional Complex for further processing.  Once there, Hadley provided a breath sample showing his breath alcohol content was more than one and a half times the legal limit.  Marsean Hadley was remanded on the charges of Manslaughter, DUI, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Failure to Render Aid.

The victim will be identified once next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Update at 9:10 AM on 3/3/24:

The roadway has been opened. Thank you for your patience while we worked the scene.

Original at 4:40 AM on 3/3/24:

At 3:42 AM on March 3, 2024, Anchorage Police mid-shift patrol officers responded to a report of a possible body in the roadway.  Upon arrival, they found a deceased adult male lying in the southbound lanes of the Old Seward Highway near Industry Way.  Observations made at the scene indicated the man may be the victim of a hit-and-run collision.

The Major Collision Investigations Unit (MCIU) has responded to process the site.  The Old Seward Highway between E Klatt Road and Industry Way is expected to be shut down for several hours while this occurs.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, to include surveillance footage of the area, is asked to contact APD Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1) or 907-786-8900 (press #0).  An anonymous tip may be submitted online at www.AnchorageCrimeStoppers.com.

APD Case 24-7051