Cottonwood man killed, 3 others injured in head-on

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Christopher Fox Graham
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A gold sedan and a westbound cable truck collided in the early morning Wednesday, May 9. The driver of the sedan, 72-year-old Hakim Amin, was flown to Flagstaff, but died later in the evening. His two 9-year-old children and the 22-year-old driver of the cable truck were also injured. Emergency crews prepare to airlift a patient following the crash.
Photo courtesy of Mike Flummer/Verde Valley Fire District

A 72-year-old Cottonwood man died at a Phoenix hospital around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, after a head-on crash on Cornville Road just west of Recycler Road at 7:50 a.m. that injured another adult and two 9-year-old children.

Hakim Amin was airlifted to Flagstaff Medical Center immediately after the accident. He was then flown to Barrow Institute in Phoenix, where he died. The collision lead to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office closing Cornville Road as first responders treated the injured and investigated the accident.

A fund has been set up at the cottonwood Wells Fargo Bank as the Hakim and Heather FUnd to assist in medical expenses for Hakim Amin’s 9 year old twins who were severely injured. At home now, the children are recovering at home in the care of their mother, Heather Hakola. All donations will be greatly appreciated.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, May 1, edition of The Camp Verde Journal or the Cottonwood Journal Extra.

 

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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Christopher Fox Graham
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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