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Authorities say a former Rochester police officer injured on the job as a rookie 13 years ago has died in a two-car collision while being rushed to a hospital.
Police in the suburban town of Greece tell local media that 43-year-old Felicia Gilchrist had a medical emergency late Tuesday night and was being driven to the hospital by her father when his car collided with another at an intersection.
She was later pronounced dead at Unity Hospital in Greece.
A man from the Town of Holley (between Albion and Brockport) was killed in a crash Friday afternoon at West Ridge and Buckman roads in Greece.
On Saturday, police identified the victim as Andrew R. Tarwacki, 39, who was driving a pickup truck when he crashed into a garbage truck Friday afternoon.
The cause of the crash has not been determined, according to Lt. Casey Voelkl of the Greece Police Department. Police and emergency personnel responded to the scene at approximately 1:30 p.m.
The driver of the garbage truck suffered minor injuries, police said.