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Georgia man crushed by tree while driving through severe storms

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A coastal Georgia man is dead after police said a tree fell on his car while he was driving through storms Monday evening.

The Chatham County Police Department said Gregory Scott, 66, was killed while driving along LaRoche Avenue around 8:15 p.m.

He was the only person in the car when the tree fell on it, killing him.

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Police said Scott worked for Chatham County as a risk manager for the county’s Occupational Safety, Risk Management and Disability Services Department.

WJCL-TV reports that there were wind gusts of about 60 mph in that area when the tree fell Monday night.

The TV station reports that Scott leaves behind a wife and children.

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