Monroe County Man Killed in Interstate 490 Motorcycle Accident

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 Monroe County man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 490 near the Frederick Douglass – Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in the city of Rochester.

A State Police investigation revealed a 2024 Chappy Yamaha operated by 22-year-old Joseph Gividen, of Fairport, was traveling west on Interstate 490 when he went off the road, struck a guide rail, and was ejected. Gividen was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

State Police are continuing its investigation.

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