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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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