Man dies in Briarwood after tree falls
on car during Tropical Storm Isaias
A man died after a tree fell on his car in Briarwood on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Photo by Dean Moses
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BY JACOB KAYE, EMILY DAVENPORT,
DEAN MOSES & TODD MAISEL
A man who was sitting in his car has
died after a tree fell on his vehicle early
Tuesday afternoon in Briarwood.
Fire officials say that FDNY personnel
were called to 143-20 84th Dr. at 1:04
p.m. on Aug. 4 regarding a car that was
hit by a tree. The incident occurred in
the midst of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Upon arriving, EMS personnel
found a man stuck in the car, according
to the FDNY. The man was pronounced
dead at the scene.
A local resident said she believed
the man was a construction worker, on
the job at a nearby construction site.
“He was working on the building
and he might have been eating his
lunch,” the local resident said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed
the death during an interview on 1010
WINS radio this afternoon, warning
residents to stay indoors until at least 5
p.m. when the storm is expected to pass
the city. He warned that other trees are
liable to fall and cautioned residents to
be on guard.
“It’s very dangerous out there from
the winds, and we have a few more
hours of the very high winds,” de Blasio
said. “This is a big issue around the
city and what happened in Queens is a
sad and horrible situation – just when a
person is there, then instantly they are
gone. It was a very sudden situation.”
The mayor said more than 2,000
trees had fallen in the city due to the
storm, damaging power lines, vehicles
and killing the man in Queens. Several
people were also injured, police say.
The victim has not yet been identified
by police, pending family notifications.
The medical examiner will determine
the official cause of death.
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