Kent man, 23, killed in car accident after hitting utility pole in Ridgeway
RIDGEWAY – A Kent man was killed in a late-night accident on Wednesday after his vehicle hit a utility pole, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office is reporting today.
Damon C. Benfer, 23, was pronounced deceased at the scene. He was driving eastbound on Route 31 in Ridgeway at 12:50 a.m. when his vehicle left the south shoulder of the roadway and struck a telephone pole near Bates Road, Chief Deputy Jeff Gifaldi said in a press release this morning.
Orleans County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators, along with the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office are continuing the investigation into this crash, Gifaldi said.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Ridgeway and Medina fire departments.