A woman was struck and killed by a falling tree as she drove along Route 34 in the township Saturday, police said.
COLTS NECK -- A woman was struck and killed by a falling tree as she drove along Route 34 in the township Saturday, police said.
Stacey Weathers, 46, of Tinton Falls, was driving a Ford Mustang Convertible southbound when a tree fell from the northbound side and hit her around 4:25 p.m., according to police Chief Kevin A. Sauter.
Weathers was alone in the convertible, the chief said. She died at the scene.
Authorities closed Route 34 for more than three hours between Clover Hill Road and Highfield Lane, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash was urged to call police Sgt. Kristian DeVito at 732-780-7323.
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