STPD investigates two collisions Two collisions were investigated by Snowflake-Taylor police officers during the period of Dec. 8-14. according to dispatcher reports. At 5:52 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at Washington Street and Concho Highway. The vehicles involved were a gray Ford Ranger driven by Karen Perrin, 74, of Snowflake and a 2009 blue Ford F250 driven by Michael Vance, 43, of Snowflake. According to the report, Perrin struck Vance’s vehicle from behind. Perrin was cited for failure to control vehicle speed to avoid a collision. Perrin’s vehicle was towed from the scene. At 3:04 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred in the 1600 block of South Main Street in Snowflake. According to the report, Reed Flake, 42, of Snowflake was stopped in his truck on Main Street in Snowflake waiting to turn right onto a private drive when he was struck from behind by Michael Richards, 56, of Lakeside driving a Chevy suburban. There was significant damage to both vehicles. Richards was issued a citation for failure to control speed to avoid a collision.
