Latest on the crash resulting in a man’s arrest
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – There are new developments on the crash that resulted in a man’s arrest early Sunday morning.
According to the Yuma Police Department (YPD), the front passenger, a 25-year-old man, is still hospitalized with life-threatening injuries while two other passengers, a 24-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman, were treated.
The crash happened in the area of S. Avenue B and W. 16th Street at around 2:15 a.m.
YPD says a white Dodge Challenger crashed into a traffic light pole “in the southwest corner of Avenue B and 16th Street.”
As a result, YPD says the driver, a 22-year-old man, the front passenger and two rear passengers were taken to Onvida Health, but the front passenger was flown to a Phoenix area hospital after receiving life-threatening injuries.
The driver, according to YPD, was treated and released from the hospital, but was then arrested and booked into the Yuma County Detention Center on multiple charges, including driving under the influence, reckless driving and endangerment.
While speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash, the investigation is ongoing.