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Man Killed When Tree Falls on Jeep

An accident in Calaveras County Wednesday afternoon turned fatal for a Dorrington man, and officials released the victim´s name late this morning. The wreck happened around 4:35pm yesterday, on Ottawa Drive near Highway 4.

60-year-old Thomas Elm was killed after a large fir tree fell down onto his 95 Jeep Cherokee as he was southbound.

The California Highway Patrol says Elm suffered fatal injuries and was dead at the scene.

This post was last modified on 01/31/2009 4:41 pm