So many drivers don't seem to understand that the pedestrian has the right of way. In spite of that I don't trust any drivers when I am walking for that very reason. Hope she will be ok.

I live very close by to where this happened,so many people are out walking their pets everyday. So many kids are out playing. The cars and big trucks go too fast down these side roads. I have called the Rochester Police dept. about the fast driving on these roads. I always worry someone is going to get hurt. And another important fact,is the lighting from not enough street lamps is a factor of people not seeing well.

A 16-year old critically injured a 65-year old pedestrian.
The poor woman is in critical condition, and she is suffering. Her family is suffering.
The teenager needs to pay a comensurate price for his actions--bad driving.
If he were driving at under 25 miles per hour and fully attentive, he would have been able to stop.
Let him work for the rest of his life to help this woman and her family.
He needs to be held accountable for her medical expenses and follow-up care.
That 16-year old's license needs to be immediately rescinded and not reinstated until he is at least 18 years old. Send a message to drivers--especially teenage drivers--that they need to be attentive and careful or they will not drive again.
That 65-year old woman's life will never be the same.
Her family's life will never be the same.
That teenager's life needs to be commensurately affected.

young drivers text while driving and elderly drivers get "confused" while driving; it's a fact of life.

Police should contact cell carrier and check text records. All texts are time stamped and it would be easy to determine if the driver was texting. I notice at least 5 to 6 very young drivers texting every day while on the road driving through downtown Rochester. They don't get it.

I agree that this person should be held accountable. But speaking from experience, my husband was hit in downtown Rochester by a 25 year old while walking our dog. He was injured and our dog killed. The driver received a $100 ticket and she will forever have on her record that she hit a pedestrian. I am sure most people will agree that was not enough of a punishment. I am sure in this case there are factors involved, time of day, experience of the driver. The bottom line for me is drivers need to SLOW down and be aware of their surroundings. Rochester is a community of walkers and cyclists. People that drive in our community have to be more careful and obey the rules of the road.

She is a co-worker at Crittenton Hospital and a friend. A week earlier my roomate was waiting to turn left on Ludlow when he was rear-ended by another vehicle. Totalled his car but he wasn't seriously hurt. The police should spend more time watching the speeders on the side streets and main roads in town.

For medical reasons I need to walk in and around downtown Rochester three times per week. I would say only one person a week stops before the crosswalk. Most drivers stop in the middle of the crosswalk and either refuse to make eye contact with me while I obviously have to walk out of my way, or try to put their car in reverse, mouthing "sorry". If they want to turn Right at a red light, it's even worse, because they stop completely over the crosswalk, forcing me to walk behind the car. Everyone seems to be on phones. Old Towne Road is a death trap; no one stops at the stop line before the crosswalk, or the crosswalk. I have been almost hit twice in the middle of the day while already in the crosswalk by people just doing an almost rolling stop (if you could call it that) coming from the post office or library. I don't think they ever saw me. I felt like I should've pounded on their SUVs.

I live a couple of blocks from where this accident occurred and am a frequent pedestrian in and around downtown Rochester. I am appalled by the terrible behavior of drivers in this community and their total disregard for the rights of pedestrians. Crossing Rochester Road at Woodward with my dog and a stroller usually entails watching someone run the red light followed by glaring at a driver so that they will allow me and my family to cross the road. Downtown Rochester is little better. Drivers constantly block crosswalks and ignore pedestrians. As Karen mentioned above, Old Towne Road at Main Street is deadly. People turning north onto Main Street roll right through the crosswalk and rarely turn their heads to look to the right for pedestrians. I would suggest posting undercover officers at some of the most dangerous intersections in town and start ticketing. Rochester should become known as a pedestrian haven. I want to hear people saying, "you'd better watch out for pedestrians in Rochester, or you'll get a ticket for sure!"