Holley man killed in hit-and-run in Monroe County

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 January 2015 at 12:00 am

SWEDEN – A Holley man was killed on New Year’s Eve in a hit-and-run in the Town of Sweden, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Thomas Taylor, 53, was plowing driveways on Wednesday night. He parked his truck in a driveway on Brockport-Spencerport Road at about 11:30 p.m. when he got out to look for a customer’s house. While walking on the shoulder of the road, he was struck by an oncoming vehicle, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

A passenger in Taylor’s pickup heard a noise and found Taylor lying in a ditch. Taylor was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Sheriff’s Office reported.