Four collisions were investigated by Snowflake-Taylor police officers during the period of Feb. 17-22, according to dispatcher reports. At 9:23 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, a single vehicle rollover occurred on Hereford Road in Taylor. The vehicle involved was a white 2011 Nissan Frontier truck driven by William Blair, 57, of Laveen. According to the report, roadway was icy and wet from overnight snow and the vehicle was traveling too fast for conditions, lost control, slid off the roadway to the left and in so doing, made a 180 degree turn and rolled over onto its side. Blair was cited for speed greater than reasonable and prudent. The vehicle was towed from the scene. At 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, a single vehicle non-injury collision occurred on Concho Highway and Snowflake Heights. According to the report Benjamin Gasaway, 22, of Snowflake was traveling on Concho Highway when he attempted to turn onto Snowflake Heights, lost control of the vehicle on the icy road and struck a stop sign. Gasaway was cited for speed greater than reasonable and prudent, and failure to control vehicle to avoid a collision. The vehicle was towed from the scene. At 11:43 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 600 block of North Main Street in Taylor. The vehicles involved were a silver 1995 Toyota Camry driven by a 15-year-old Snowflake girl and a gray 2009 Dodge 2500 pick-up driven by Steve Whitney, 58. According to the report, the girl was exiting a private drive and did not see the Dodge traveling on North Main Street and struck the vehicle. The girl was issued a citation for failure to yield on a left-hand turn. At 4:43 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Lovelake Road and Pebble Lane. The vehicles involved were a vehicle driven by a 14-year-old Taylor girl and Raymond Bynum, 69, of Taylor. The girl was cited for failure to yield from stop sign. The girl’s vehicle was impounded for never being issued a driver’s license.
