MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A large, split tree blocking part of Cottonwood Road near Fox Meadows Elementary School has left nearby residents worried for their safety and motorists squeezing through a dangerous bottleneck.
The tree came down across the roadway Friday, forcing drivers to climb the curb to get around it in a busy school zone. While city crews removed part of the debris to reopen traffic, what remains standing is causing growing concern for one homeowner who lives just feet away.
“I’m living in fear because I don’t know if this tree is going to fall completely on my house, injure me, injure my dog, injure my daughter. I have no idea,” said Aracia Noel‑Lawrence, a Fox Meadows resident…