Police ticketed the Amazon truck driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in Rochester’s 19th Ward over the weekend.
Crash and injuries
The truck was reportedly involved in several crashes within a six-minute span around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. They include:
Truck driver was ticketed
Rochester Police Capt. Greg Bello said that officers located the driver on Tuesday, May 5. The driver – a city resident whose name was not released – was issued appearance tickets, among them one for leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor.
The driver is employed by a third-party vendor that owns and operates Amazon branded vehicles, Bello said. The vendor has recovered the undelivered packages left in the damaged truck from RPD’s impound lot, he said.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Amazon driver accused of hit-and-run crash in Rochester is ticketed
Reporting by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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