Bio & Incident Details
Age: 33
Tour: Not available
Badge # 9BRAVO9
Cause: Automobile accident
Location: Utah
Incident Date: 6/7/2010
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Police Officer Joshua Yazzie was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a call in Uintah County, Utah.
Officer Yazzie was driving near the Bottle Hollow Reservoir on the Ute Indian Reservation. He was responding to assist an ambulance crew that was treating an intoxicated person who was behaving violently. While enroute, Officer Yazzie lost control of his patrol car, causing it to roll off a 200-foot embankment. Officer Yazzie was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Officer Yazzie is survived by his wife and two children.
