Second driver charged in chain-reaction crash that killed man who was leaving food bank
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police have arrested a second driver after a chain-reaction crash that killed a man who was walking from a fish market on Driving Park and Dewey avenues.
Police say Robin Graham, 43, was driving a Honda that hit a Kia in front of her, causing the Kia to crash into the man. RPD says Graham then left the scene.
The crash happened the night of Friday, Aug. 16. Lafayama Chapman, 36, was rushed to Strong Hospital and died from his injuries the following morning. The store owner told News10NBC that Chapman had been leaving the food bank at the market when he was hit.
Graham is charged with leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death, along with aggravated unlicensed operation and multiple traffic violations. She was arrested on Friday morning and taken to the Monroe County Jail.
The 29-year-old driver of the Kia was arrested at the scene, charged with driving while intoxicated. After the crash, officers began searching for the Honda that the believed was at fault and found it two days later in a driveway. That led officers to identify Graham as the driver and arrest her.
Graham was arraigned on Friday in Rochester City Court. RPD says she caused the Kia not only to crash into the man but also into a storefront.