The Alaska State Troopers cited a Juneau man Friday for an April incident in which he said he hit a black bear with his truck but didn't notice the animal lodged under his front axle until the next day.

Thomas Willis "struck a large adult black bear" at Mile 16 of the Glacier Highway at around 11:30 p.m. on April 29, according to a trooper dispatch posted online Friday.

"When the bear was struck it became impaled on the vehicle's front tow hook and then lodged under the front axle of the truck," the dispatch said. "Willis did not stop and continued on for approximately two miles until parking the truck at his residence."

The next day, while he was getting ready for work, "Willis noticed the bear partially sticking out the front of his vehicle in his driveway," according to the dispatch.

He got a ride to work and called troopers, telling them "a bear was stuck under his truck and he was unable to dislodge it."

Troopers helped him remove the bear, but the hide and meat were not salvageable.