Truck driver charged with two hit-and-runs, one injuring EMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A woman is accused of driving while impaired on drugs after Rochester Police say she was involved in two hit-and-runs on New Year’s Eve. One crash injured an EMT who was driving an ambulance.

RPD responded to the first crash around 8:30 p.m. at Lyell Avenue and Child Street and learned that a Penske rental box truck had fled the scene. Soon, officers got reports of a second hit-and-run at North Goodman Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. RPD learned that a box truck had hit an ambulance.

Officers say they found the truck and its driver on Fourth Street. The woman in her 20s is charged with driving while ability impaired, leaving the scene of a crash, and reckless driving. The EMT was taken to the hospital for the complaint of pain.