Victor Kohring, a former Alaska lawmaker who was caught up in a corruption scandal that roiled the state Legislature more than 15 years ago, has died in a vehicle crash.<\/p>\n
Alaska State Troopers said Kohring, 64, of Wasilla, was driving a van that collided head-on with a semi-truck “after crossing the center line for unknown reasons” on the Glenn Highway north of Palmer on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n
The driver of the truck was not injured, said Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson for the troopers. He did not immediately have more information to provide around circumstances surrounding the collision.<\/p>\n
An autopsy was planned.<\/p>\n
Kohring, who was a state representative and chair of a special oil and gas committee, was among those caught in the corruption scandal. He was convicted in 2007 of charges including bribery and sentenced to 3 1\/2 years in prison.<\/p>\n
An appeals court later vacated the conviction and ordered a new trial, citing material withheld by the prosecution. In 2011, Kohring pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement to a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery. He was sentenced to time previously served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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