Fire chief after car strikes fallen tree in Upper Milford: 'This should be a lesson of what can happen when you ignore barricades’

A tree fell across the 4400 block of Chestnut Street in Upper Milford Sunday night around 11:40 p.m., blocking the road and taking down power lines.Homes in the area remain without power this morning.Around 6 a.m. this morning, a car drove into the tree that was blocking the road. Two people were inside the car and were not injured. A tree also hit one home, causing damage to the roof and ceiling, the homeowner said. At least one person was inside, but they were not injured.The tree across the roadway fell in almost the same place where a tree fell three weeks ago. That tree also knocked out power and hours later a car drove into it.Chestnut Street remains closed between Route 100 and Buckeye Road.Tow truck has arrived to remove the car. As you can see this happened just yards away from where a tree fell 3 weeks ago. Chestnut Street between Beck and Mill Road‘s. @mcall pic.twitter.com/pnPxS25OJB— LaurieMasonSchroeder (@LehighCourts) July 22, 2019Joe Sherman, chief of the Vera Cruz Fire Department, noted that it is the second time in three weeks that a driver ignored signs and barricades and drove into a fallen tree.“This should be a lesson to people of what can happen when you ignore barricades,” he said.Thunderstorms down trees, leave thousands without power in the Lehigh ValleyA tree fell across the 4400 block of Chestnut Street in Upper Milford Sunday night around 11:40 pm, blocking the road and taking down power lines. The tree was still in the roadway at 9 a.m. Monday. The cleanup was delayed after a car drove around barricades and struck the tree, officials said.
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