Two collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of March 4-10, according to dispatcher reports.
At 11:04 p.m. on Saturday, a vehicle vs pedestrian hit and run collision occurred near The Mesa Sports Bar and Grill, located at 2318 Navajo Blvd. The vehicle involved was reported as a purple sedan with the driver unidentified at the time and Kenvin Kabinto, 36, of Holbrook. According to the report, Kabinto was walking away from the bar when he was struck by the vehicle at a high rate of speed, smashing the windshield and throwing Kabinto into the air. The vehicle then fled the scene. Kabinto originally refused medical assistance then later changed his mind and was transported by ambulance to Little Colorado Medical Center in Winslow. Officers investigating the scene located a vehicle owned by Emilio Chavez, 32, of Holbrook, that matched the vehicle described and had a smashed windshield. As of press time Chavez was unable to be located.
At 12:36 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, a single vehicle hit and run collision occurred in the 100 block of Hermosa Drive. The vehicle involved was a white Plymouth Breeze driven by Antonio Higgins, 39, of Holbrook. According to the report, a vehicle was reported as traveling at a high rate of speed and struck a fence before fleeing the scene. The vehicle was located a short time later parked with Higgins laying in the driver’s seat. Higgins appeared highly intoxicated with numerous empty “shooter” bottles of alcohol in the vehicle. Higgins was arrested for DUI, criminal damage and an open container violation, and booked into the Navajo County Jail.
