56-year old Michael Frisch was hit by a car in late October on an early morning bike ride to work at McDonalds in Webster.



It’s been nearly six months since Frisch was left for dead near the bargain outlet on Empire Boulevard.

Nearly six months, without answers for a man trying to regain his basic motor skills, and a family struggling to stay on its feet with countless medical bills.



Just weeks after the incident, Monroe County Sheriff’s investigators were led to the home of Ryan and Lynda Pettrone in Webster, where they found the vehicle believed to have hit Frisch, a white Honda CR-V.

Now, Ryan Pettrone will be arraigned on a Class E Felony charge for the hit-and-run.

Frisch’s wife, Mary said, “we’re kind of taking a little sigh of relief that something has transpired. We don’t know any information about, you know, actually what was agreed upon or what he’s going to be saying tomorrow, if anything.”



Pettrone was never taken into custody during this time. We’re told by neighbors that he and his wife moved out of their townhouse in Webster shortly after the investigation began.



Jordan Guerrein: “This arraignment, has (Mike) given any input as to his thoughts on it? I know he doesn’t remember a whole lot…”

Mary Frisch: “No, all he says is just, this has just taken way too long. At least in his eyes.”

Frisch was left with a badly damaged spinal cord, and no recollection of the incident or his first few weeks in the hospital.

“Anybody would like to think you want results and answers fast, and we understand that. Ultimately in our eyes, we know that God knows everything that transpired from the night my husband was hit until now,” said Mary Frisch.

On Wednesday, Frisch’s family will step into a courtroom to face the man who allegedly hit him. As for Frisch himself, he’ll continue to focus on rehabbing at Monroe Community Hospital.



Pettrone’s arraignment is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday in front of Judge Melchor Castro.