Six collisions were investigated by Snowflake-Taylor police officers during the period of Oct. 29 – Nov. 4, according to dispatcher reports.
At 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, a two-vehicle collision, with injuries occurred at 4th Street South and Main Street in Snowflake. The drivers involved were Derek Mellor, 57, of Snowflake, and Marshall Loyson, 38, of Snowflake. According to the report, Mellor failed to yield during a left-hand turn and collided with Loyson’s vehicle. Mellor was cited for failure to yield during a left-hand turn.
At 3:49 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Highway 77 in Taylor. The vehicles involved were a 2022 silver Ram 3500 driven by Travis Francis, 39, of Winslow, and a 2017 gray Kia Forte driven by Linda Maher, 80, of Taylor. According to the report, both vehicles were traveling southbound when Maher attempted a left turn but abruptly switched to a right turn into a vacant parking lot, colliding with the Ram, which had moved to the right side to give her space. Francis admitted to crossing the white fog line to overtake Maher’s vehicle. Both were cited – Francis for overtaking on the right off the roadway and Linda for failing to signal 100 feet prior to turning.
At 4:24 p.m. on Friday, a two vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Main Street and 7th South Street in Snowflake. The drivers involved were Christopher Carlson, 30, of Taylor, and Jolene Austin, 53, of Snowflake. Austin was cited for making an unsafe turn.
At 5:20 p.m. on Friday, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Main Street in Taylor. The vehicles involved were 2003 Ford F-150 driven by Chelsea McCabe, 19, of Show Low, and a 1996 Ford F-150 driven by Lamar Willis, 69, of Snowflake. According to the report, McCabe struck the driver’s side of Willis’ truck in a T-bone collision after McCabe failed to yield while making a left turn on a continuous green light. McCabe was cited for failure to yield at an intersection.
At 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, a two-vehicle, non-injury collision occurred on Main Street and West 7th South Street in Snowflake. The vehicles involved were a black 2022 Dodge Charger and a white Ford F-150. According to the report, Tyrell Diggs, 20, of Concho, was traveling southbound when a 16-year-old juvenile failed to yield while making a left turn, causing the collision. The juvenile was cited for failure to yield during a left-hand turn at an intersection.
At 4:57 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, a two-vehicle collision with injuries occurred on 3rd West Street and Snowflake Blvd. in Snowflake. After investigation Anthony Butler, 35, of Snowflake, was cited for following too close.
