Five collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of Feb. 14-27 according to dispatcher reports.
At 3:24 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, a three vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 2000 block of North First Avenue. The vehicles involved were a white 2005 Chevy truck driven by Elijah Jon Smith, 23, of Holbrook, a white 1987 Chevy truck owned by Shawn Maestas, 55, of Holbrook and a white 2016 Ford truck owned by BNSF railroad. According to the report, Smith was traveling on North First Avenue when he became distracted by his phone and rear-ended the two parked trucks. The two Chevy trucks sustained severe damage and the Ford sustained damages to its bumper. Smith was arrested for DUI and aggravated DUI and was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
At 8:01 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 200 block of West Arizona Street. The vehicles involved were a 2022 Nissan Elantra owned by Alysah Rodriguez, 22, of Holbrook and another unidentified vehicle. According to the report, Rodriguez’s vehicle was unoccupied and parked along the street and sustained damage to the front grill from what appeared to be a vehicle backing into it that left a white transfer paint.
At 1:14 p.m. on Monday, a two-vehicle collision, with injuries occurred at the intersection of State Route 77 and State Route 377. The vehicles involved were a 2021 GMS U-Haul box truck driven by Taylor Ryan Wickham, 19, of Augusta, Kan., and a 2011 Kia Sol driven by Mariah Friedl, 23, of Goldfield, Iowa. According to the report, Wickman was traveling on State Route 377 and as he approached State Route 77, he turned north onto the route. Friedl was traveling north on State Route 77 and was struck by Wickman as he pulled into traffic. Wickman was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign.
At 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, a single vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 2000 block of North First Avenue. The vehicle involved was a maroon 2013 Ford Explorer driven by a 17-year-old Holbrook boy. According to the report, the boy struck a wall and a parked vehicle and then fled the scene. As police searched for the vehicle, a medical call came for a residence in the 600 block of East Florida Street. Once officers arrived it was determined that the boy had been driving the vehicle while under the influence and the collision had resulted in injuries to his face. The boy was issued a juvenile referral for criminal damage, DUI and underage drinking.
At 7:08 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 1600 block of Navajo Blvd. The vehicles involved were a silver 2018 Toyota 4Runner driven by Kathleen Clewette, 68, of Show Low and a black Chevy truck with an unidentified driver. According to the report, Clewette was traveling south on Navajo Blvd., when the truck, which was traveling north on Navajo Blvd., turned left in front of her, striking the front passenger side of her vehicle. The truck continued into the drive-thru at a McDonald’s and Clewette also pulled into the parking lot and approached the driver while he was in line. Clewette stated that when she told the driver what he had done, he apologized but when she asked for his insurance be backed up quickly into a Connex container and block wall and fled the scene. The truck was unable to be located.
