(Feb. 1, 2016) -- A Long Beach man escaped serious injury or death this morning (Feb. 1) when a large tree on a city median just east of Bellflower Blvd. (near the Los Altos Target store parking lot) fell across the eastbound lanes of 23rd St. where he was driving. A parked car was also crushed.
 LBREPORT.com photo  LBREPORT.com photo Chris McKinney told LBREPORT.com at the scene: "I saw it coming and I floored it. I think that's what saved my life." Asked what went through his mind, Mr. McKinney said, "My life definitely flashed before my eyes there for a second. The whole car started squishing down on me. I didn't think it was going to stop there for a second, but it did." He added, "I just quickly jumped out of the window as quickly as a I could." [Scroll down for further.] |
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A steady wind was blowing as we spoke with Mr. McKinney.
A City Attorney's office representative arrived on scene to take a statement from Mr. McKinney as we exited.
Scattered trees and tree branches were down in the ELB neighborhoods north and south of the 405 freeway amid continuing stiff winds. blog comments powered by Disqus Recommend LBREPORT.com to your Facebook friends:
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