YPD Weekly Recap

During the week of Dec. 8-14, the Yuma Police Department responded to:

Calls for service: 1491 Reports taken: 193 Non-injury accidents: 49 Injury accidents: 29 Animal Control calls: 114

Yuma Police Department safety tip of the week

Red light violations cause more than 5,000 traffic accidents a year in Arizona. Arizona traffic law requires motorists approaching an intersection to reduce their speed regardless of the color of the traffic signal. Doing so prepares motorist to stop for signal changes, as well as other hazards.

A yellow traffic signal is a warning that the red signal is about to be activated and the motorist should be braking rather than accelerating.

Motorists who are facing a steady red light traffic signal are required to stop prior to entering the intersection.

Motorists should do their part by braking on yellow, stopping on red, and always Drive Safe!

BY THE YUMA FIRE DEPARTMENT

For the week of Dec. 10-16, the Yuma Fire Department responded to 336 emergency calls for service, including:

• 10 general fire response

Including: A small fire in an empty building, a dumpster fire, and various alarms.

• 6 mutual aid

Including: Called to assist with a serious motor vehicle crash in Somerton, 1 for a medical emergency in Winterhaven, 1 to assist