20-year-old man killed after tree falls on mobile home in Mount Airy – WXII12 Winston-Salem

One man is dead after a tree fell on a home Thursday morning following a night of strong storms.John Shelton, director of Surry County Emergency Services, said it happened around 5 a.m. on the 100 block of Boeing Lane in Mount Airy.The tree fell on the home near a bedroom, according to Shelton, killing Nicolas 'Nic' Rodriguez.Rodriguez, 20, was sleeping when a tree crashed into his bedroom and killed him. "This tree fell right across the bedroom area. Unfortunately there was no way for him to get away from it. It happened so fast," Shelton said. "He heard a loud bang and thats when he saw the tree," Paulino Galarza said. Galarza is Rodriguez' uncle. Galarza received a call from his brother saying that Rodriguez has been killed. "He couldnt get to him. The tree was pretty huge. So yeah, it was just very unexpected."Rodriguez's roommate was not harmed during the storm.The two roommates played football together at North Surry High School. Rodriguez played linebacker and helped win the team's 2017 conference championship.On Thursday, former teammates visited the site of the crash and posted on social media to share memories and pay their respects."Hed walk into a room. Always be smiling. Always bring a smile to everyones face," Galarza said.Galarza said Rodriguez was studying to become a gym teacher at Surry Community College."It hits me really hard," Galarza said. "Just still in shock like its all just a bad dream."Shelton says tree removal crews raised concerns about other trees in the trailer community in hopes they would be removed before the next big storm rolls through. Nic's uncle has set up a GoFundMe page for funeral expenses.

One man is dead after a tree fell on a home Thursday morning following a night of strong storms.

John Shelton, director of Surry County Emergency Services, said it happened around 5 a.m. on the 100 block of Boeing Lane in Mount Airy.

The tree fell on the home near a bedroom, according to Shelton, killing Nicolas 'Nic' Rodriguez.

Rodriguez, 20, was sleeping when a tree crashed into his bedroom and killed him.

"This tree fell right across the bedroom area. Unfortunately there was no way for him to get away from it. It happened so fast," Shelton said.

"He heard a loud bang and thats when he saw the tree," Paulino Galarza said. Galarza is Rodriguez' uncle. Galarza received a call from his brother saying that Rodriguez has been killed. "He couldnt get to him. The tree was pretty huge. So yeah, it was just very unexpected."

Rodriguez's roommate was not harmed during the storm.

The two roommates played football together at North Surry High School. Rodriguez played linebacker and helped win the team's 2017 conference championship.

On Thursday, former teammates visited the site of the crash and posted on social media to share memories and pay their respects.

"Hed walk into a room. Always be smiling. Always bring a smile to everyones face," Galarza said.

Galarza said Rodriguez was studying to become a gym teacher at Surry Community College.

"It hits me really hard," Galarza said. "Just still in shock like its all just a bad dream."

Shelton says tree removal crews raised concerns about other trees in the trailer community in hopes they would be removed before the next big storm rolls through.

Nic's uncle has set up a GoFundMe page for funeral expenses.

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20-year-old man killed after tree falls on mobile home in Mount Airy - WXII12 Winston-Salem