WANTAGE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Sussex County) — A 71-year-old Sussex County man was killed Wednesday afternoon after a large tree fell on him in Wantage Township, according to the New Jersey State Police.
Troopers responded to a medical assistance call at approximately 2:26 p.m. on Central School Road.
Upon arrival, troopers discovered that a large tree had fallen on a man, later identified as Thomas Speed, 71, of Wantage.
Speed sustained fatal injuries as a result of the incident, police said.
The incident remains under investigation, and no additional information was immediately available, according to state police.
