Two collisions were investigated by Snowflake-Taylor police officers during the period of Feb. 23 – March 1, according to dispatcher reports. At 4:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Papermill Road. The vehicles involved were a silver Ford Fusion driven by Christopher Rainwater, 39, of Taylor and a red Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Vincent Nagel, 40, of Grand Island, Nev. According to the report, Rainwater was traveling west and Nagel was traveling east when Nagel hit a small patch of ice in the road and drifted towards the other lane side swiping the silver sedan driven by Rainwater. Rainwater had his two children in the vehicle with him and said that no parties were injured. No citations were issued. At 3:54 p.m. on Wednesday, a two vehicle, non-collision, occurred in the 600 block of West Snowflake Blvd. The vehicles involved were a white Jeep driven by a 17-year-old Snowflake girl and a blue Ford F-250 driven by Terril Kay, 48, of Snowflake. According to the report, the girl was traveling west on West Snowflake Blvd., attempted to turn left and struck Kay’s vehicle, which spun counterclockwise into a tree then continued east spinning clockwise and struck a school bus driven by Ryan Callahan, 39, of Show Low. The girl was cited for failure to control speed to avoid a collision. The two cars were towed from the scene.
Snowflake/Taylor Collisions Feb. 23-March 1
Printed in the March 9, 2022 edition
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