Red Creek Man Fatally Struck By Car in Rochester

An ambulance with flashing blue and red lights speeds by at night, blurred by motion.
An ambulance responds to an emergency at night, its lights blurring with motion.

A Wayne County man was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver early Tuesday morning.

Rochester Police say Gene Kulp pulled his tractor-trailer over to the side of the road at Lexington Avenue and Curlew Street in the city shortly after one o’clock for an apparent mechanical issue. The 51-year-old Red Creek man was then struck by a minivan, which pinned him against the back of his tractor-trailer, killing him.

The driver of the vehicle, 53-year-old Jeff Eden, stayed at the scene and was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.

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