SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Police say he was killed Thursday after a tree fell into a car while driving down a Wildwood road.
A video of Wesh 2’s chopper showed a large tree above a car on the Marsh Bend Trail near Coleman Federal Correctional Facility in Sumter County.
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Witnesses told police that as the car passed, the tree fell off the tree line. It is unknown if there are anyone else in the car.
The first responders blocked the roads on both sides. The Wildwood Police Department had asked people to avoid the area while officers were investigating.
No further information was available immediately.
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