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Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the massive live oak that fell down onto South Carrollton Avenue on Tuesday had been inspected not long ago.
In a press conference on Wednesday, Cantrell said the healthy tree fell over as a result of the drought combined with Monday's heavy rain.
A local arborist says human error is also to blame.
He says the 150-year-old tree's canopy hadn't been thinned, and its roots were probably damaged by sidewalk construction a few years ago.
The tree fell on a vehicle and injured a woman inside.
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