Three collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of Oct. 1-7, according to dispatcher reports.
At 10:44 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 4, a single vehicle hit and run collision was reported on Spurlock Avenue. The vehicle involved was a silver sedan with an unidentified driver. According to the report, a person reported seeing a silver sedan strike a brick wall of a residence then flee the scene with the grill hanging loose. The damage to the wall was estimated at $2,000. The incident remains under investigation.
At 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred on Navajo Blvd. at the Exit 286 offramp. The vehicles involved were a 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by Ray Burwell, 35, of Rio Rancho, N.M., and a Kia SUV driven by Chris Begay, 43, of Holbrook with a 14-year-old passenger. According to the report, Begay had exited a private drive and turned to go north on Navajo Blvd., on the inside lane and was struck on the driver’s passenger side rear quarter panel by Burwell who had exited I-40 at Exit 286 and turned north onto Navajo Blvd., from the stop sign. It was determined that Burwell was at fault for not yielding to oncoming traffic. Burwell was transported to the Little Colorado Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.
At 1:43 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Navajo Blvd. and Hopi Drive. The vehicles involved were a silver Toyota Highlander driven by Debra Harkey, 72, of Holbrook, and a silver Dodge Ram driven by Jimmie Keyonnie, 74, of Indian Wells. According to the report, Harkey was traveling west on Hopi Drive and when she crossed the intersection. Keyonnie, who was traveling east on Hopi Drive, turned left on Navajo Blvd. and struck Harkey’s vehicle in the intersection. Keyonnie was cited for failure to avoid a collision and failure to yield for right of way.
