Girl Crushed In Her Own Home

In Arnold, California, an 8-year-old girl, Haley Verzani, was killed after a 100-foot-tall tree fell onto the family’s house. The tree, with a trunk that was 3 feet in diameter, had been uprooted by a nearby creek. (March 20, 2012)

Falling Tree Crushes Child

In Hastings Township, Michigan a  6-year-old boy was stuck and killed  by a tree that his father had cut down to clear a field.  According to state troopers the father did not see  or hear his son, as he was cutting the tree with a chain saw.  The boy had apparently gone into the field to warn his father of a nearby brush fire. (3/30, 2009)

Tree falls Onto Family Car

In New Con cord, Ohio, a mother was killed and her 5 year old son critically injured when a tree fell onto their car as they were driving near their home.  Traci Reed, 40, was killed when the partially dead tree struck the car windshield and peeled back the roof. Her son, who was strapped into a safety seat, was rushed to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in critical condition. (12/2/2008)