Two collisions were investigated by Holbrook police officers during the period of Jan. 10-16, according to dispatcher reports.
At 8:47 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, a single vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 1000 block of 8th Avenue. The vehicle involved was a silver 1996 Ford Taurus driven by Anu-Aluyuwn Pittman, 18, of Holbrook with passenger Rivke Huma, 53, of Holbrook. According to the report, Pittman was traveling south down the hill of 8th Avenue when the brakes on the vehicle went out and he purposefully veered into a retainer wall in order to avoid endangering anyone crossing the road at the high school. The vehicle went up and onto the retainer wall and was towed from the scene.
At 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 800 block of Hopi Drive. The vehicles involved were a white 2020 Ford truck driven by Anthony Little, 70, of Chinle and a red 2015 Honda sedan driven by Anthony McPherson, 31, of Holbrook. According to the report, McPherson was traveling east in the outside lane when he changed lanes and struck Little, who was traveling next to McPherson in the inside lane.
