Rochester Police are identifying the driver involved in the fiery crash in the South Wedge late Tuesday night as 26-year-old Kyle Walker of Rochester.
Police said Walker was behind the wheel of a car that was possibly involved in a hit and run near Mt. Hope and East Henrietta Road.
Following that hit and run, Walker crashed his vehicle into a pole at South Avenue and Mount Hope Avenue….causing it to burst into flames. He was trapped in the vehicle until Rochester Firefighters could remove the door and pull him out. He suffered burns over half his body and is still in the hospital with life threatening injuries.