2 Injured When Tree Falls On Grandmother’s Car

CLEARWATER, FL — A grandmother and her grandson were hospitalized Friday morning after a tree fell on the car they were riding in.

According to Clearwater Police, Milagros Medina, 46, was driving along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue around 8:10 a.m. May 5, just north of Lakeview Avenue, when a large oak tree fell.

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“The Suzuki Forenza was headed north when it was crushed by the tree,” an email from the police department said.

The Medina and her grandson, Travis Minschere, 8, were treated on the scene by fire medics and then taken to a local hospital. Their injuries are believed to be minor and not life-threatening, the email noted. Police say the two were on the way to the boy's school when the tree fell.

A southbound car driven by Sharon Cesare, 48, also suffered minor damage, police said.

Police said the road remained closed as of 9:22 a.m. as crews worked to clean up the debris.

Further information is not yet available.

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Photo courtesy of the Clearwater Police Department