Officer Down

Police Officer Joshua Yazzie
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Law Enforcement
End of Watch: Monday, June 7, 2010
Age: 33
Badge Number: 9BRAVO9
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

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.

Rest in Peace Bro…We’ll Continue The Watch
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.