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Tree Impales Woman Driving On Northern State Parkway

This story has been updated.

The scene of the incident on the Northern State Parkway in Roslyn Heights on Thursday, Dec. 5.

The scene of the incident on the Northern State Parkway in Roslyn Heights on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Photo Credit: NYS Department of Transportation // Facebook user LI Fire Buff

A woman was seriously injured when high winds sent a tree toppling onto her moving car on the Northern State Parkway.

The incident happened in Roslyn Heights, in the westbound lanes near exit 29, at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5.

Multiple fire trucks and ambulances responded to reports of a tree onto a vehicle with at least one victim trapped and requiring extrication, according to preliminary radio traffic.

Photos from the scene showed a red sedan with its windshield shattered by a tree limb. 

New York State Police told Daily Voice a woman was entering the highway in a Lexus when high winds caused a tree to crash through her windshield and impale her leg.

The woman was hospitalized with what police described as non-life-threatening injuries. No other vehicles were involved and nobody else was injured.

The incident blocked the westbound right and center lanes for an extended period, causing delays for drivers.

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