Update: 2 Now Dead in Brighton Accident

Brighton Police now say two are dead in a tragic accident on Edgewood Avenue this morning.

Police say a car traveling south on the 300 block of Edgewood swerved off the road, hitting a telephone pole, then a female pedestrian who was walking with three young children on the sidewalk. The woman, who was babysitting the three children, was killed instantly. Two of the three children were critically injured and were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where one of them, a nine-year-old, died this afternoon. A two-year-old remains in critical condition.

The third child wasn't hit and has been released to friends of the family.

Police have identified the driver as Ninoshka Vazquez of Rochester. Police say she had her month-old daughter with her in the car. Vazquez cooperated with the police investigation and has been released. The accident remains under investigation.


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