Driver airlifted after head-on collision on Beaverhead Flat Road1 min read

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Christopher Fox Graham
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Photo courtesy of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

On Thursday, July 25, around 2:30 p.m., two vehicles collided on Beaverhead Flat Road, at milemarker 2.5, between Cornville and the Village of Oak Creek.

Witness statements, evidence, and the initial investigation collected by Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies indicate an eastbound 2014 Lexus SUV crossed into the westbound lane and collided with a 2001 Toyota SUV.

The collision was offset somewhat occurring at the left front portion of each vehicle. Both vehicles rotated counterclockwise and overturned with the Lexus coming to rest on its roof.

One driver was flown to Flagstaff and the other transported to the Verde Valley Medical Center, in Cottonwood by ambulance.

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According to YCSO, injuries do not appear life-threatening based on early information.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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Christopher Fox Graham
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."