Crime & Safety
Whole Tree Crushes Car In Shaker Heights, Driver Saved
High-winds brought an entire tree down onto a car, but miraculously, the driver was safe.
SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — As winds whipped through Shaker Heights, one nasty blast pulled down an entire tree on Park Avenue. The massive trunk landed flush on the roof of a car, barely missing the driver.
The tree came down Sunday. The National Weather Service issued a high-wind advisory that day, warning that winds could eclipse 50 mph at points. The gusts brought down tree branches around Northeast Ohio and led to widespread power outages.
When a driver on Park Avenue then called 911 and told police that a "tree fell on a car" officers thought they knew what to expect. When police arrived, they were shocked to discover the "whole tree" fell on the car, Shaker Heights Police said in a statement on social media.
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The driver was safely removed from the vehicle by police and firefighters, "with everyone realizing miracles really do happen.
"Sometimes you have to look hard for miracles, and sometimes they are as obvious as a 50 foot oak," the police department said.
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