Three collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of April 8-14, according to dispatcher reports.
At 11:21 a.m. on Friday, April 10, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Navajo Blvd. and Crestview Drive. The vehicles involved were a white 2024 Jeep Latitude driven by Emerson Shirley, 63, of Window Rock and a blue 2016 Subaru Legacy driven by Ryan Whitehair, 37, of Holbrook. According to the report, Whitehair was stopped at a stop light and was struck from behind by Shirley. Shirley was cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision.
At 8:02 p.m. on Friday, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred on Navajo Blvd. The vehicles involved were a 1995 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Scott Powell, 33, of Snowflake and a semi-truck driven by Geovanny Puentes, 55, of Winter Garden, Fla. According to the report, Powell was facing south in the center turn lane to turn left into a private drive near East Hampshire Street when he was struck along the right side by Puentes, who was parked in the center lane and pulled forward to drive south on Navajo Blvd. Powell was transported by ambulance to Little Colorado Medical Center for treatment of his injuries and Puentes was cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision.
At 12:54 p.m. on Monday, April 13, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Navajo Blvd., and East Iowa Street. The vehicles involved were a blue 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan driven by David Dargie, 69, of Taylor and a white 2025 GMC Sierra driven by Tryin Chee, 28, of Ganado. According to the report, Chee was traveling south on Navajo Blvd., was turning left onto East Iowa Street when Dargie pulled forward from East Iowa Street onto Navajo Blvd. and struck his vehicle. Dargie was cited for failure to yield from an intersection.
