Crime & Safety

Fallen Tree Crushes Man, 71, In North Jersey, Report Says

An investigation into the man's death is underway.

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ — A man is dead after a tree fell on top of him in Sussex County, according to a report from NJ.com.

On Wednesday, around 2:30 p.m., police were called to a home on Central School Road in Wantage on reports of a tree falling on someone, the report says.

According to NJ.com, authorities arrived to find that a large tree had fallen on Thomas Speed, 71, of Wantage. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the report adds.

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An investigation is underway into Speed's death, and it's not clear what caused the tree to fall, NJ.com says.

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