BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MA. (THECOUNT) — Darrin Cawthron, of Derry, New Hampshire, has been identified as the victim in a Tuesday freak tree fall accident in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Cawthron, 56, was killed after a substantial tree came down on his pickup truck near Lenox on Tuesday evening.
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According to reports, Cawthron was operating a Ford F-150 pickup truck on Route 7 near Old Stockbridge Road in Lenox, when a large tree fell on the vehicle during a microburst storm around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Cawthron was the only occupant of the vehicle.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
The National Weather Service reported near-hurricane force winds of 70 mph at the time.
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Geo quick facts: Berkshire County is a county on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,219. Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. The county was founded in 1761. The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known as Berkshirites – Wikipedia.