Gwinnett Woman Walking Dog Dies When Tree Falls On Her

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — A 71-year-old Snellville woman was one of three Georgians killed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally when a tree fell on her

Lynn Alice Trapp was walking her dog Thursday morning near her home on Capot Court in unincorporated Snellville when the tree came down.

Gwinnett rescue crews responded to a report of a fallen tree before they realized someone was pinned under it, according to Gwinnett fire Captain Tommy Rutledge as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Trapp died at the scene, and her dog was taken for treatment.

On Wednesday, 30-year-old Gerald Crawford died of his injuries after a century-old oak tree fell on his house in southwest Atlanta.

Crawford’s family had recently called the city of Atlanta to have the tree removed after a branch fell and damaged a parked vehicle.

Trees like that “are getting near the end of their life cycle,” said Jason Hudgins, president of the Westview community organization, to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Whenever there’s a storm, we put people in our community on alert because we do have the problem.”

Early on Thursday, a man waiting at a bus stop in on South Cobb Drive near Leander Road died when a car driven by an Austell man lost control and plowed into him.

The name of the man, who died of his injuries, has not been released pending notification of family.

A Snellville woman was killed Thursday morning when a tree fell across the roadway as she was walking her dog. Click https://t.co/rmeQ20pfhi for more information. pic.twitter.com/c0DH6Y6fGC

— Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services (@GwinnettFire) September 17, 2020