Friday, June 21st, 2013 — A man injured when an Anchorage police officer drove through a red light and into his pickup truck has been awarded $375,000 in a civil lawsuit.The Anchorage jury, however, rejected Melvin Rush’s claim for $2.5 million in punitive damages. Rush’s attorney, Jim Valcarce, told the Anchorage Daily News that the claim was justified because veteran Officer Michael Wisel was distracted as he drove and had a history of poor driving.