RPD identifies driver, 63, killed in crash on West Ridge Road

By News10NBC

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say James Manley, 63 of Webster, is the driver killed in a crash on West Ridge Road near Eastman Business Park on Wednesday.

The single-car crash happened around 10:40 a.m. Manley was taken to Rochester General Hospital where he died and the passenger, a woman in her 60s, was taken to Strong Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

RPD investigators say the car was traveling on West Ridge Road when it left the road, hit several objects, then returned to the road. Officers are still investigating the cause including the possibility that the driver may have had a medical emergency before the crash.