Couple Crushed By Redwood Tree Leave Behind 5 Children

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) – Del Norte County authorities say a towering redwood tree fell on a car as a couple drove on a scenic highway of the state’s northern coast, killing the parents of five children. The freak accident happened last week when the 175-foot-tall tree fell on Highway 199 in an area heavily forested with the trees near Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. A GoFundMe page to support the children says Jessica and Jake Woodruff were taking the drive to celebrate her 45th birthday when tree fell on March 25. A California Highway Patrol officer says officials don’t know why the tree fell. Winds were light at the time.

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