Idaho man killed, Utahn injured in truck crash
An Idaho man has died in a crash of a pickup truck driven by a Utah man near Fairbanks, Alaska.Alaska State Troopers say 39-year-old Lacey A. Buttram died Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash near Mile 17 Steese Highway.Troopers took a call on the crash at 7:30 a.m.Buttram was a passenger in a pickup driven by 29-year-old Jason Johnson of Utah.The truck was northbound and lost traction on ice on a slight curve at the bottom of a hill.Troopers say the truck left the road and rolled down a 30-foot embankment.Johnson and a second passenger, 26-year-old Michael Hiatt, suffered what troopers describe as non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.