Ridgefield teen escapes injury after tree crashes onto home during windstorm
The tree fell on Bruce Street around 1:30 a.m. while a family was sleeping.
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The winds were so strong overnight that a large tree came crashing down onto a home in a Ridgefield apartment complex.
The tree fell on Bruce Street around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, while a family was sleeping.
The impact caused part of the roof to collapse on 18-year-old Gael Okudzeto.
His father, Rubicon Okudzeto, said he heard a loud noise and his son shouting for help.
Gael was taken to the hospital but says he doesn’t have a scratch and feels lucky to be alive.
The gusty winds, which reached 40 to 45 mph, also caused thousands of power outages across the state.
