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Janice Bennett, 53, killed when a falling tree in Hattiesburg crashes on her car and downs power lines, starting a fire and trapping the victim in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Date: 
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Area: 
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS
According to officials with the Hattiesburg Police Department, a downed tree and power line has claimed one life. A HPD Lieutenant stated that a tree fell on top of a car, causing some power lines to break. The incident one person is dead. The accident happened somewhere on Richburg Road, near Nellwood Drive, in the Hattiesburg city limits.