Tree falls on several vehicles, smashes into car with grandmother, toddler inside

EAST POINT, Ga. — A large tree fell on several cars in East Point on Friday morning, landing on one car with a grandmother and a toddler inside, police said.

Channel 2's Kristen Holloway was at Hidden Cove Apartments, where the tree fell and damaged at least five cars.

Grandmother Sheila Winder said she was sitting in her car with her 2-year-old granddaughter when she heard a huge boom as the tree smashed into her car. She and her granddaughter were not hurt.

"I’m really just shaken up," Winder said. "I’m just thankful and grateful that the tree didn’t fall and kill me and my grandbaby."

Winder said she was getting ready to leave for work around 5 a.m. Friday when she heard the loud noise.

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"I heard something say 'errr' then I heard something say 'boom' and, when I looked up, I don’t see nothing but trees on all the cars," Winder said. "I know it smashed my hood, but I didn’t know if the baby was injured in the cars 'cause all the bushes was surrounding the whole car."

Winder said she started blowing her horn, hoping it would signal help from her neighbors. She said that's when her neighbor came outside and saw the tree right on top of his SUV.

"He came and fell. He was so upset, he just fell," Winder said.

Winder said she doesn't think the trees in her neighborhood are in good condition and it was only a matter of time before one fell.

"You can tell the trees are rotten so we try to keep our cars parked backwards," Winder said.

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