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Police investigating fatal crash on Estes Road

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Rochester Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred on Thursday, December 15th at approximately 9pm.

Rochester Police, Fire, and Frisbie EMS responded to Estes Road, in the area of Dry Hill Road and Gear Road, for a single-car motor vehicle accident. It was reported that a single vehicle was off the road and the driver was ejected and unresponsive.

Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and located a heavily damaged 2000 Jeep Wrangler that appeared to have rolled over. The driver, a 24-year-old male from Rochester, had been ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved and there were no other passengers in the vehicle.

Police are not releasing the name of the driver at this time while the family is notified. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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