Woman killed while driving in storm after tree topples on her vehicle in Spring

SPRING, Texas – Monday night’s storms killed a woman driving in the Spring area after a tree fell on her vehicle.

The deadly incident happened near the intersection of East Cypresswood and Whitewood, just east of the North Freeway. Neighbors’ cell phone video captured winds whipping through the area around 6:30 p.m. Monday.

“This is a really unfortunate event. Something nobody really could have seen coming,” Precinct 4 Captain Jonathan Zitzmann said at the scene. “It’s a very tragic event and our heart breaks for her and her family.”

The woman was the only person inside the car and she was dead when first responders arrived at the scene, Zitzmann said.

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“It’s a very large tree. Very heavy wind. Very heavy rain. There were several people that were backed up in traffic. There were no reports of a lightning strike,” Zitzmann said. “Once we are able to get the tree removed, we’ll be able to identify if the vehicle was in park or in drive or if the foot was on the brake at the time.”

Investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward to help them understand what happened, as none of them remained on the scene.

Officials have not yet identified the victim of the incident.

The noisy storm and emergency response had neighbors rushing outside.

“Tons of rain, wind, you know? Crazy branches, people’s belongings flying all over the place,” said Hever Capote, who lives across the street from where it happened. “Just as quick as it came, it left.”

Branches were down all over the neighborhood and many were still without power in the area as of 10 p.m. on Monday.

Zitzmann said emergency crews also responded to a tree inside of a home in Atascocita on Monday evening. All of the occupants were reported safe, he said.