THE wife of a Yankees executive was killed when a tree crushed her car as she was driving during a storm in New York.
Catherine Tusiani, 50, was traveling through Armonk, New York when a tree snapped and fell onto her car on Wednesday night.
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The large tree was toppled during a wild storm that had winds up to 60 miles per hour, according to NBC affiliate WNBC.
Tusiani was driving her Toyota northbound on Route 128 in Armonk — a village within North Castle, located in Westchester County.
She was the only person inside the car, police said.
Tusiani was the wife of Michael J. Tusiani, the senior vice president of partnership for the New York Yankees.
The Yankees released a statement on Thursday mourning Tusiani and showing their support for her husband.
“Words cannot capture the devastating impact that is being felt within the Yankees family after the sudden and tragic loss of Cathy Tusiani,” read the statement.
“Cathy was beloved by our front office staffers, who were privileged to experience and bear witness to her kindness, intelligence, sense of humor, and great love for her husband, Michael, over the two-plus decades of dedicated service he has provided the Yankees organization and the Steinbrenner family.
“As we share in the pain and grief with Michael, daughters Alexa and Julia, and the entire Tusiani family, the Yankees stand with them to offer our complete support and unconditional love as we navigate this unimaginable loss.”
COMMUNITY MOURNING
Classes were canceled at the high school in town on Thursday due to road closures caused by the storm.
Almost 50,000 were without power in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut on Thursday, according to WNBC.
As of 10 am, New York and New Jersey had reported at least 20,000 outages each with a bulk of them being in Westchester and Monmouth counties.
Eversource in Connecticut reported less than 6,000 ongoing outages at that time.
In an email to teachers and staff members on Thursday, Byram Hills High School Principal Chris Walsh confirmed the news of Tusiani’s death, according to an email obtained by The New York Post.
Walsh said in the email that the school would hold a voluntary staff meeting to prepare students on how to support each other during this time.
Cathy was beloved by our front office staffers, who were privileged to experience and bear witness to her kindness, intelligence, sense of humor, and great love for her husband, Michael.
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Tusiani’s younger daughter, Julia, is a senior at the high school.
Her older daughter, Alexa, graduated in 2021 and is currently studying public relations at Boston University, according to her LinkedIn profile.
George Latimer, Westchester County Executive, also shared a message about the tragedy.
“The circumstances surrounding Catherine’s tragic accident serve as an unfortunate reminder of the unpredictable nature of life, particularly in the face of adverse weather conditions,” he said.
“In the wake of this tragedy, we will learn what we can to identify any factors that contributed to the accident and explore measures that we could take to prevent similar occurrences in the future.”
The North Castle and Westchester County Police Departments are investigating the incident.
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