Six collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of Sept 27 – Oct. 10, according to dispatcher reports. At 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 100 block of East Arizona Street. The vehicles involved were a white 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 truck driven by Raymond Johnnie Scott, 83, of Sun Valley and a blue 2017 Ford Escape driven by Laura Keams, 80, of Sun Valley. According to the report, Keams was parked on the north side of Arizona Street, parallel to the street, when Scott backed out of a parking spot on the south side of the street and backed out across the street and into the side of Keams’ vehicle. Keams followed Scott to Safeway, located at 702 W. Hopi Drive, and informed him that he had struck her vehicle, but he drove away from her. Scott was sent a summons for failure to stop, failure to remain at the scene of a collision and no proof of insurance. At approximately 7:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Crestview Drive and Navajo Blvd. The vehicles involved were a black GMC Terrain SUV driven by Ashley Attakai, 26, of Holbrook and a blue Kia Rio sedan driven by a 17-year-old Holbrook girl. According to the report, Attakai was traveling south on Navajo Blvd. in the inside lane and was driving through the intersection at Crestview Drive when the girl, who was also traveling south in the outside lane, changed lanes and collided into the passenger side of Attakai’s vehicle. The girl was cited for making an unsafe lane change. At approximately 2:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred at the intersection of Navajo Blvd. and Arizona Street. The vehicles involved were a white Infiniti SUV driven by Teresa Walker, 54, of Holbrook and a 2012 Fiat 500 driven by Derrick Serna, 25, of Holbrook. According to the report Walker was traveling north on Navajo Blvd. when Serna turned onto the street from Arizona Street in front of her, causing her to strike his vehicle. Walker sustained injuries to her wrist and was treated on scene by EMS. Serna was cited for the collision. At approximately 3:33 p.m. on Friday, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at the intersection of Buffalo Street and Navajo Blvd. The vehicles involved were a Chevy truck driven by Patrick Ranger, 61, with passenger Connie Ranger, 60, both of Pinon and a silver Ford sedan driven by Malcolm Altisi, 21, of Farmington, N.M. According to the report, traffic was halted on Navajo Blvd. due to another collision on that street. As Ranger came to a stop behind traffic, he was struck from behind by Altisi. Connie Ranger was transported to Little Colorado Medical Center for treatment of her injuries. Altisi was cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision. At approximately 10:53 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, a single vehicle collision occurred near the 100 block of Mission Lane. The vehicle involved was a FedEx delivery truck driven by Jesse Stayton, 26, of Lakeside. According to the report, Stayton attempted to go under the support cables for an Arizona Public Service pole and the top of the cargo area caught the support cable, snapping it loose from the pole and then it embedded into the cargo area. No lines were disconnected. At approximately 5:15 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 red 2008 Dodge 3500 truck driven by Thomas Rogers, 41, of Greer and a silver 2009 Kia SUV driven by Megan Cluff, 29, of Los Alamos, N.M. According to the report. Rogers was driving south on State Route 77 when Cluff, who was waiting at a stop sign from State Route 377, pulled forward onto State Route 77 in front of Rogers. Rogers swerved in order to miss Cluff, damaging the passenger side of the truck and the front of the bed. He veered off of the road and collided with the wall at the Navajo County Governmental Complex. Cluff was transported to Little Colorado Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.
