One person injured in hit and run on Eighth Street
Dillon Fuhrman
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is investigating a hit and run which left one man injured.
YPD says it happened at around 11:40 p.m. Monday in the area of W. Eighth Street and S. 14th Avenue when a 48-year-old man was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a vehicle, which then fled the area.
After officers arrived, YPD says they found debris on the roadway from the vehicle, believed to be from the front end of a 2015-2020 silver or gray Chrysler 300C.
YPD says the bicyclist was taken to Onvida Health, but was later flown to a Phoenix area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is 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.