The Westchester County woman who was crushed by a tree during Wednesday night’s vicious rainstorm has been identified as the wife of a Yankees executive.
Catherine Tusiani, 50, was killed when a tree struck her vehicle while she was traveling northbound on Route 128 in Armonk, law enforcement sources said.
Tusiani’s husband, Michael J Tusiani, is the senior vice president of partnership for the New York Yankees, according to the team’s website.
“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 to the Yankee organization and the Steinbrenner family,” the Yankees said in a statement.
The tree struck Tusiani’s Toyota between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive around 5:30 p.m. during Wednesday night’s tempest, the North Castle Police Department said.
She was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the accident, police confirmed.
The incident remains under investigation by the North Castle and Westchester County Police Departments.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer offered his condolences to Tusiani’s family.
