Helen L. Hotard

How they died

Vehic/Purs

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.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Helen L. Hotard, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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