Three collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of March 9-15, according to dispatcher reports. At 11:37 a.m. on Friday, March 11, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at Navajo Blvd. and Crestview Drive. The vehicles involved were a black Jeep driven by Mikaela Placencio, 32, of Mesa and a blue Chevy Malibu driven by Scott O’Brien, 29, of Gilbert. According to the report, O’Brien was traveling north on Navajo Blvd., attempted to turn left on Crestview Drive and was struck from behind by Placencia when he braked for a yellow light. It was not noted if any citations were issued. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Hopi Drive and Navajo Blvd. The vehicles involved were a silver Honda SUV driven by Andria Manning, 43, of Amarillo, Texas, and a black Ford Explorer driven by Justino de Jesus Vazquez Torres, 29, of Belvidere, Ill. According to the report, Manning was traveling south on Navajo Blvd., when she was hit from behind by Torres. It was not noted if any citations were issued. At 2:29 p.m. on Saturday, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of State Route 77 and State Route 377. The vehicles involved were a white cargo truck and trailer driven by John Snow, 36, of Hamilton, Mo., and a silver Ford Focus driven by Michaela Saxton, 43, of Holbrook. According to the report, Saxton was traveling north on State Route 77 in front of the cargo truck when a semi-truck pulled in front of her, forcing her to slam on her brakes to avoid a collision and she was struck from behind by the cargo truck. The semi-truck that cut Saxton off fled the scene. No citations were issued.
