Crime & Safety

Tree Falls on Home of Elderly Woman in East Meadow

Police said that the woman was evacuated from the house on Luddington Road and that she was not injured.

A tree fell on an elderly woman's house on Luddington Road due to heavy rains on Friday, police said.

The woman, who is in her 90s, was not injured and was evacuated from the house, police said.

Authorities said that the woman was in her home with her home health aide when the tree fell on her property around 2:15 p.m.

Staff from the Town of Hempstead were called to remove the tree, police said.

Luddington Road is closed from Preston Road to Maple Lane and there are no reported outages in the area, authorities said.

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