Child Dies, Several Others Injured in Somerton Car Accident at S. Somerton Avenue and W. County 14th Street

Child Killed in Crash After Driver Runs Red Light in Somerton

Somerton, Arizona: A child died, and several others were hospitalized after a driver ran a red light and caused a collision Friday evening at an intersection in Somerton.

According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, the accident took place around 7:45 p.m. on S. Somerton Avenue at W. County 14th Street.

Deputies said a white Hyundai Elantra was traveling southbound on Somerton when a Nissan Rouge driving westbound on County 14th ran a red light and hit the driver’s side of the Elantra.

The Elantra overturned onto its roof.

A child in the Elantra was ejected from the vehicle and killed.

The other occupants in the Elantra were hospitalized at Yuma Regional Medical Center with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Details about whether the occupants of the Nissan were injured were not given. It was also not clear if the driver was cited or arrested.