A Rochester man is in critical condition after police say he was using a motorized wheelchair in a crosswalk and was struck by the unlicensed driver of a van.
It happened yesterday afternoon at North Clinton and Clifford avenues. The man suffered head trauma and needed surgery last night. The driver, Shawn Schwalm of Rochester, is charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.