Man arrested for hit and run on S. Eighth Avenue
Dillon Fuhrman
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Police Department (YPD) announced the arrest of a man in connection to a hit and run.
According to YPD, it happened at the intersection of S. Eighth Avenue and W. 22nd Street Friday before 4:00 p.m.
YPD says a gray Honda Odyssey hit a child “in the roadway and fled the scene,” with witnesses reported seeing a partial license plate number to the vehicle as well as giving a description of the driver.
The child was taken to Onvida Health with non-life-threatening injuries, YPD says.
During the investigation, YPD says, “Officers were able to obtain the full license plate number of the vehicle and the address registered to it.”
Once officers arrived to the address, YPD says they found the vehicle damaged, with officers attempting to “make contact at the residence with negative results.”
According to YPD, at around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, the driver of the Honda Odyssey, a 31-year-old man, called to turn himself in.
The man was then arrested and booked into the Yuma County Jail for driving with a suspended license, failure to stay on the scene of an accident and warrants not related to the case, YPD says.
The investigation remains ongoing, and if anyone has any information regarding the case, call YPD at (928) 783-4421, or 78-CRIME at (928) 782-7463 to remain anonymous.