Six collisions were investigated by Snowflake-Taylor police officers during the period of June 25 – July 7, according to dispatcher reports.
At 8:24 p.m. on Friday, June 27, a vehicle vs elk collision occurred on Highway 77. According to the report, Michaela Waluck, 27, of Show Low, was driving and struck an elk near milepost 352.
At 7:49 a.m. on Monday, June 30, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred on State Route 77 near milepost 353, south of Taylor. According to the report, Tabitha Hargett, 47, of Taylor, was driving a red Jeep and allegedly made a U-turn in an unsafe manner. The Jeep was hit by a gray Dodge truck driven by Jake Caley, 30, of Lakeside. Both drivers were transported to Summit Healthcare in Show Low for treatment of their injuries. Hargett was issued a citation for unsafe lane change.
At 9:08 a.m. on Tuesday July 1, a four-vehicle collision with injuries, occurred on Highway 77, near milepost 357. According to the report, Liam Davis, 20, of Snowflake was driving a gray Subaru and drifted into the oncoming lane of travel, colliding with a red Toyota Camry driven by Brandon Gardner, 47, of Snowflake. Davis then collided with a white Toyota RAV4, driven by Karen Saunders, 69, of Taylor. After being struck Saunders hit a transit bus, driven by Camilla Sellers, 43, of Show Low. Davis was cited for failure to maintain lane.
At 8:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, a vehicle vs elk collision occurred on Highway 77. No injuries were reported.
At 8:23 a.m. on Monday, July 7, a two-vehicle collision occurred at Casa Linda Drive and Rivendell Drive in Taylor. The vehicles involved were a gray Toyota Sequoia and a Toyota Prius. Candace Craner, 44, of Taylor, was making a lane change from the northbound number two lane into the number one lane when she sideswiped the other vehicle, driven by Leo Jaster, 84, of White Mountain Lakes. Craner was cited for unsafe lane change.
At 11:15 a.m. on Monday, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred on Main Street in Snowflake. According to the report, Justice Crane, 22, of Snowflake was driving a Toyota Corolla and made an unsafe turn, striking a white Ford Explorer driven by Kimberly Cortes, 50, of Concho. Due to possible injuries sustained in the collision, Cortes was escorted to Summit Healthcare for medical evaluation. Crane was cited for making an unsafe left turn.
