Video: Falling Tree Barely Misses Passing Car

LEICESTER – A falling tree missed a driver on Route 9 by mere moments on a windy Sunday. Leicester Police Department surveillance video captured the close call on camera.

“I just happen to look up and it came down it was like slow motion,” said Leicester Police Officer Derrick Ruth.

The incident happened mid-day when winds were gusting at more than 30 mph in town, according to National Weather Service reports. Video shows the tree starting to fall as a car approaches, and the driver just barely manages to avoid getting hit.

Police say the driver kept going and probably doesn’t realize the tree was falling.