Family of teen injured by tree in Jackson Square reaches deal
A large branch from a live oak in Jackson Square fell on top of the now 17-year-old Gavin Cristea, causing him significant brain damage last summer.
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A large branch from a live oak in Jackson Square fell on top of the now 17-year-old Gavin Cristea, causing him significant brain damage last summer.
It shows the city was warned about the conditions of the tree 10 days before that very tree fell and crushed a teen boy, leaving him in critical condition.
Three oak trees collapsed in New Orleans in a 24-hour period this week, alarming city officials who are already dealing with litigation over an earlier tree collapse in Jackson Square that seriously injured a teenage boy in July.
July 7, during a family vacation, a tree fell on top of Cristea as he sat on a bench in the historic French Quarter.
July 7, during a family vacation, a tree fell on top of Cristea as he sat on a bench in the historic French Quarter.