Pedestrian Struck By Falling Tree Branch Faces ‘Traumatic Injury’

A pedestrian in Rockville was seriously hurt Tuesday morning after being hit by a falling tree branch, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

The accident happened at around 9 a.m., near the “entrance to the Gables of Tuckerman” neighborhood, which is by Tuckerman Lane and Hampton Mill Terrace.

ICYMI (~9a) Tuckerman Lane near Hampton Mill Ter, entrance to the Gables of Tuckerman, witnesses say a passing truck hit a large (overhanging) tree branch which broke off & struck a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk, @mcfrs EMIHS transported 1 adult w/ serious traumatic injury pic.twitter.com/WBdFcPuUPR

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 26, 2019

Piringer tweeted that witnesses said that “a passing truck hit a large (overhanging) tree branch which broke off & struck a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk.” However, Officer Rick Goodale from Montgomery County Police called this “third-hand information.”

Goodale said that the police have found no evidence of a vehicle striking the tree and he said that “police are not investigating anything criminal.”

Because of the accident, Piringer said that MCFRS transported the person to the hospital. The person now faces a “serious traumatic injury.”

Update – Tuckerman Lane and Hampton Mill Terrace, tree fell on person, serious injury, @mcfrs EMIHS transporting Pri1 trauma https://t.co/dl9ivaVwtd

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 26, 2019

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