Arlington woman killed while trying to clear storm debris
ARLINGTON, Texas - A woman was killed in Arlington while trying to clear debris from Tuesday morning’s storms.
Arlington police say 62-year-old Lucia Gonzalez Layman and her boyfriend were trying to trim a tree that had fallen on their home’s roof On Flintshire Court Tuesday afternoon.
While trying to cut the tree, one of the limbs snapped and hit Layman over the head, causing her to drop to the ground.
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