The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of this morning’s fatal crash on Jefferson Road as 49-year-old Deborah Bennett of Rochester. Bennett was a passenger in her mother’s car, and was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.
It happened shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Jefferson Road just east of I-390. Helen Bennett of Rochester was dropping her daughter off at work when she tried to make a left turn into a plaza. The driver of an oncoming Jeep couldn’t stop and crashed into the 76-year-old woman’s car.
Both Bennett and the driver of the Jeep, 40-year-old Christina Stewart, were also injured in the crash and taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. Deputies say the rain may have caused the Jeep to skid when the driver hit the brakes. No tickets have been issued so far.