Crime & Safety

San Jacinto Man Nearly Killed By Fallen Tree During Intense Winds

"He's broken, but he's going to be great," said Alexandra Roldan, mother of the victim, Ricky Roldan.

(CBS LA)

October 16, 2026

A father of four in San Jacinto was nearly killed after intense winds knocked down part of a tree and crushed him on Saturday.

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"He's broken, but he's going to be great," said Alexandra Roldan, mother of the victim, Ricky Roldan.

Roldan's son was cleaning up his kids' toys in his backyard last weekend when the winds suddenly picked up and broke off the part of the tree that crushed him.

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