Helen L. Hotard
Name: Helen L. Hotard
Age: 87
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/17/2006
Location: West 16th Street and South 7th Avenue
Yuma, Arizona, 85364
County: Yuma
Agency: Yuma Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Hotard was injured when the 2003 Honda Odyssey she was riding in collided with a YPD car being driven by Officer Heather Redden at the intersection of 16th Street and 7th Avenue. The Odyssey was being driven by Marjorie Bloemsma, 78, of Yuma, police said. Linda Rollins of Oakland, Calif., Bloemsma's niece, said Hotard was receiving treatment for a fractured hip and a head injury at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix. A message left at St. Joseph's was not immediately returned. YPD said Redden was traveling eastbound on 16th Street when the Odyssey, facing westbound on 16th Street, made a left turn onto 7th Avenue in front of the cruiser. The minivan was sent into a spin and struck a light pole, ejecting Bloemsma and the dog. She died on July 24, 2006.
Unique ID: 4979
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