A pedestrian was seriously injured Monday evening after being struck by a pickup truck along State Route 64 in Ontario County.
Deputies with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:03 p.m. to 6017 State Route 64 South for a reported crash involving a pedestrian.
Investigators said Terry S. Cole, 59, of Canandaigua, was driving a 2008 GMC Sierra southbound when he struck Justin Twitchell, 36, also of Canandaigua, who was walking near the northbound lane.
Twitchell suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was flown by Mercy Flight to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Authorities said State Route 64 was closed for about three hours as crews conducted accident reconstruction and processed the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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