Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Bailey Vitello, during his rookie run in the 2023 Iditarod. | Article: Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media - Image: Courtesy Bailey Vitello - Iditarod 
Snowmachiner collides with Iditarod dog team
A snowmachiner collided with a team competing in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and then fled the scene, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers said in an online dispatch Wednesday morning that the collision happened between the checkpoints of Koyuk and Elim, more than three-quarters of the way into the thousand-mile race. The collision was reported to troopers at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Iditarod officials said in a statement that the musher involved was Bailey Vitello of New Hampshire. Vitello was not injured and no dogs died. Troopers initially said that at least one dog was injured. But the later Iditarod statement said the snowmachine “made contact” with one of Vitello’s dogs but the dog is not injured and is still racing.
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