By Roger Lanse

About 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, a two-car collision occurred on U.S. Highway 180 near the intersection of Racetrack Road in Arenas Valley.

According to a trusted source, Mr. Johnnie Sanchez, 84, of Silver City, turned west onto Highway 180 from Racetrack Road in his silver 2009 Toyota sedan, failed to yield to oncoming traffic, and was struck by a 2006 green Jeep SUV, driven by Ms. Jessica Ramirez, 25, also of Silver City.

Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Gila Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash, the source said.

Both vehicles sustained heavy damage, and Sanchez was issued a citation for careless driving.