Newport News woman’s BMW damaged by tree after Sunday storms

A Newport News woman’s 2015 BMW is buried under a tree after Sunday night storms brought strong winds and lightning to the Peninsula, and she says her insurance company won’t replace the car.

Betty Davis was getting a drink inside her home on Snidow Boulevard when she heard cracking noises outside.

“We heard something that sounded like something running off the road or made a big poppin and by the time we had opened the door the lighting had already hit the tree behind me and then it split it and then it fell onto the car that’s in the driveway,” Betty said.

The entire car is covered by the tree, with a limb going through the back window.

“I said oh my God, where’s my car?! Cause you can’t see it, you can’t see it it’s up under the tree,” Betty said…

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