Crime & Safety
Hopatcong Man Killed When Tree Falls Into House
High winds knocked down large tree Thursday afternoon on Maxim Drive.
A Hopatcong man was killed Thursday when a large tree fell through his Maxim Drive home, police said.
The wind gusts of more than 30 miles per hour caused the tree to fall on the two-story structure as well as the home next door shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday, according to the New Jersey Herald.
The man, who was believed to be in his 60s, was not immediately identified.
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