YUMA, AZ — Local Police representatives have confirmed Joyce Wickam was the woman that was injured in an accident with a car in Yuma, Arizona on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015. Local news outlets said that the accident happened at about 9:30 Tuesday night.
At this time, authorities suspect that 81-year-old Joyce Wickam was hurt when she was hit by a Ford Focus while she was trying to cross the street in a crosswalk at the intersection of 4th Avenue and 14th Street. The news said that the car was northbound of 4th when it hit the pedestrian.
Wickam was rushed to Yuma Regional Medical Center where she was being treated for critical injuries.
Yuma Police are still investigating the accident, and hope any eyewitnesses that have not yet come forward will do so to help officials better understand the sequence of events that led to the incident.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
News reports indicated that the victim was in a crosswalk when she was struck, and photos from the scene seem to illustrate that the vehicle may have crossed the intersection and hit the woman on the opposite side. If this turns out to be true, then the driver of the car is probably facing a very valid claim. If the vehicle had to cross the length of a major intersection, that means that there was probably ample distance and time to see the woman in the crosswalk and avoid the accident. To add insult to injury, the victim was in a crosswalk when she was struck. Just from what I’ve gathered from multiple news sources, my instincts tell me that this accident could have been avoided if somebody was paying closer attention to the road.
— Grossman Law Offices
