Woman Killed When Truck Was Hit by Tree Was Wife, Mother and EMT
LAPEER COUNTY, MI – A 36-year-old Lapeer woman was killed last week when severe weather caused a tree branch to go through the windshield of the vehicle she was a passenger in was a wife, mother, and EMT, according to her obituary.
Also inside the vehicle with Furneaux were her 39-year-old husband and their 12-year-old son. Furneaux was the only person injured in the crash. Lapeer County was severely impacted by a thunderstorm at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, causing heavy rains, lightning, and winds.
Lapeer County Central Dispatch received a call of a personal injury crash at the intersection of Imlay City and Wilder roads in Lapeer Township at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Michigan State Police, Lapeer Township Police, and Lapeer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene. First responders found the Ram truck parked in a vacant lot at the intersection. The truck had damage to the windshield and roof regions.
