Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age : 62

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/12/2025

Location : Intersection of Portland Avenue and Chapin Street

City : Rochester

County : Monroe

State : New York

Agency : Irondequoit Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police attempted to stop a vehicle on Portland Avenue near Rochester General Hospital around 8 p.m. for having switched license plates. The driver, a 62-year-old man, did not stop. Police escalated a chase. At the intersection of Portland Avenue and Chapin Street, the vehicle hit the median, entered the opposite lane, and collided head-on with another car. The driver was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. The occupants of the other car, aged 60 and 61, sustained serious injuries but are expected to survive. The New York State Attorney General’s Office is investigating the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whec.com/top-news/two-cars-mangled-in-serious-crash-on-citys-northeast-side/