Man hospitalized after storms knock 60-foot tree onto him

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A man is recovering after a 60-foot tree fell on him while he was riding his moped Saturday.

The Gainesville Police Department say the man was in the wrong place at the wrong time- around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, they say a tree fell in a neighborhood along N.W. 5th Avenue.

The man was driving down the road near the University of Florida’s campus when the tree fell. Gainesville Police say he was taken to the hospital with a broken nose and an arm injury.

The road is re-opened, but crews are still working to clean up the storm’s debris.

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