A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in southwest Rochester Tuesday night.
According to Rochester police, the crash occurred at the intersection of Reynolds and Bartlett streets just before 9:15 p.m. Tuesday. A westbound car on Bartlett Street attempting to turn north onto Reynolds Street struck the southbound motorcycle as it traveled through the intersection, said Lt. Anthony DelVecchio of the Rochester Police Department.
The motorcyclist – a 38-year-old Rochester man – suffered serious injuries and was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for teatment, he said.
The driver of the car – a 59-year-old Rochester woman – fled the scene straight after the crash but later called 911 and was located by police and cooperated with responding officers, DelVecchio said.
“No signs of impairment were observed and appropriate enforcement action was taken related to motor vehicle violations,” DelVecchio said. The woman was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle
Officers continue to investigate the crash.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Rochester crash
Reporting by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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