Three collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of June 7-13, according to dispatcher reports. At 8:49 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Navajo Blvd. and California Street. The vehicles involved were a red 2014 Verano Buick driven by Josephine Worker, 55, of Holbrook and a silver 2011 Ford Explorer driven by Creonna Bazan, 32, of Holbrook. According to the report, Bazan was traveling south on the inside lane when Worker, who as traveling south and parallel to Bazan, swerved into the inside lane striking the Explorer. Both vehicles sustained damages. Worker was cited for making an unsafe lane change and Bazan was cited for no insurance. At 12:06 p.m. on Wednesday, a single collision occurred in the 200 block of East Iowa Street. The vehicle involved was a 2006 Chrysler Sebring driven by Philip Figeuroa, 47, of Holbrook. According to the report, the vehicle was on East Iowa Street when it left the roadway traveling south and ran into a fence in front of a residence. A vehicle parked next to the fence was also damaged. Figeuroa claimed that a loose boot lace had gotten caught on the accelerator causing him to lose control of the vehicle. He was cited for failure to control vehicle to avoid a collision. At 3:44 p.m. on Monday, June 12, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on State Route 77. The vehicles involved were an Entegra RV driven by Servio Velasco-Castro, 57, of Goshen, Ind., and a silver Chevy Cruze driven by Ellen Saavedra, 65, of San Mateo, N.M. According to the report, both vehicles were traveling south when the double lane merged into one and Velasco-Castro turned on his blinker and attempted to merge to the left lane when Saavedra, who was in the left lane sped forward to move ahead of the RV. The RV struck the rear passenger side of the Cruze, damaging both vehicles. Saavadra was cited for no insurance.
