Roll of Honor
Joshua Yazzie
Incident
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 en route, Officer Yazzie lost control of his patrol car, causing it to roll off a 200-foot embankment. He was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Officer Yazzie is survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Officer Yazzie is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Yazzie gave the United States Department of the Interior 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Yazzie.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Joshua Yazzie is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 7 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joshua Yazzie's cause is highlighted.
How Joshua Yazzie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joshua Yazzie is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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