Two collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of Feb. 4-17, according to dispatcher reports.
At 9:44 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on the 289 off ramp at Navajo Blvd. The vehicles involved were a gray Toyota RAV driven by Norma Horton, 66, of Chinle and a white Dodge truck driven by Cody Wilson, 28, of Indian Wells. According to the report, Wilson had come to the stop sign at Navajo Blvd., began to pull forward and then braked suddenly to avoid oncoming truck. He was struck from behind by Horton. Wilson was cited for leaving the scene of a collision and Horton was cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision.
At 8:44 a.m., on Monday, Feb. 16, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on State Route 77 near milepost 387. The vehicles involved were a red Jeep Compass driven by Yen-Cheng Huang, 29, of Tucson, and a motorhome pulling a trailer with a vehicle attached driven by John Baker, 64, of Show Low. According to the report, Baker was heading south on State Route 77 when Huang, who was also traveling south and stopped on the side of the road, turned in front of him in an attempt to make a U-turn and the vehicles collided. The front of the motorhome sustained damage and the Jeep sustained heavy damage and had to be towed from the scene. Huang was cited for making an unsafe turn.
