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The wife of a New York Yankees sales executive was crushed to death by a tree during a rainstorm in upstate New York.
Catherine Tusiani, 50, died on Wednesday as she was traveling northbound on Route 128 in Armonk.
The North Castle Police Department said the tree struck her Toyota between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive around 5.30 pm. She was less than half a mile from her home as the uncontrollable 50mph wind gusts knocked down the tree.
Her husband, and father to their two daughters, Michael J. Tusiani, is the senior vice president of partnerships for the Yankees.
Catherine Tusiani, 50, died on Wednesday after a tree crushed her car on Route 128 in Armonk. Her husband, Michael J. Tusiani (right), is the senior vice president of partnerships for the Yankees
The North Castle Police Department said the tree struck her Toyota between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive around 5.30 pm
'Words cannot capture the devastating impact that is being felt within the Yankees family after the sudden and tragic loss of Cathy Tusiani,' the Yankees said in a statement.
'Cathy was beloved by out front office staffers, who were privileged to experience and hear 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
