Three collisions were investigated by Snowflake-Taylor police officers during the period of Aug. 12-18, according to dispatcher reports.
At 11:43 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred on West Papermill Road and Main Street in Taylor. According to the report, a 16-year-old girl was traveling north on South Main Street and turned left onto Paper Mill Road, colliding with a vehicle driven by Hailey Jackson, 20, of Naschitti, which was traveling south on Main Street. Three people were transported to Summit Healthcare for treatment. Both vehicles sustained damage and Jackson’s vehicle was towed from the scene. The girl was cited for failure to yield while making a left turn at an intersection.
At 6:54 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at West Rodeo Rod and South Main Street in Taylor. The vehicles involved were a Ram 2500 truck driven by Derik Melton, 64, of Linden that was pulling a trailer and a Chrysler Town & Country van driven by a 16-year-old boy. According to the report, Melton was traveling south on Main Street when the boy turned right from Rodeo Road onto Main Street and struck the trailer. The boy was cited for failure to yield from an intersection.
At 9:44 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Lindsay Westbrook, 35, of Taylor, was cited for failure to avoid a collision following a report of a vehicle that was driving on South 2nd West Street and grazed four vehicles parked along the side of the street.
