ROCHESTER, N.Y.—A man who died after crashing an SUV loaded with gas cans outside an upstate New York concert venue appeared to have been aiming at a pedestrian crossing, but investigators have found no evidence that the crash that killed two ride-hail passengers early on New Year’s Day was terror-related, police said Tuesday.
Rochester police Chief David Smith told a news conference that the suspect in the crash, tentatively identified as Michael Avery of the Syracuse area, may have suffered from undiagnosed mental health problems. Mr. Avery had spent days in the Rochester area and made at least a half-dozen purchases of gasoline and gas containers before the crash. But officials say the motive remains unknown.
