The Westchester County woman who was crushed by a tree during Wednesday night’s vicious rainstorm has been identified as the wife of a Yankees executive.
Catherine Tusiani, 50, was killed when a tree struck her vehicle while she was traveling northbound on Route 128 in Armonk, law enforcement sources said.
Tusiani’s husband, Michael J Tusiani, is the senior vice president of partnership for the New York Yankees, according to the team’s website.
“Cathy was beloved by our front office staffers, who were privileged to experience and bear witness to her kindness, intelligence, sense of humor and great love for her husband, Michael, over the two-plus decades of dedicated service he has provided to the Yankee organization and the Steinbrenner family,” the Yankees said in a statement.
“As we share in the pain and grief with Michael, daughters Alexa and Julia, and the entire Tusiani family, the Yankees stand with them to offer our complete support and unconditional love as we navigate this unimaginable loss,” the organization added.
In an email to teachers and staff members Thursday afternoon obtained by the Post, Byram Hills High School Principal Chris Walsh confirmed the sad news Tusiani had died.
One of Tusiani’s daughters, Julia, is a senior at the high school.
Her older daughter Alexa graduated in 2021 and is studying public relations at Boston University, according to her LinkedIn profile.
The high school was closed on Thursday due to several road closures in the area as a result of the storm.
Walsh said in the email the school would hold a voluntary staff meeting to prepare students to support each other on Friday morning.
The tree struck Tusiani’s Toyota between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive around 5:30 p.m. during Wednesday night’s tempest, the North Castle Police Department said.
She was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the accident, police confirmed.
The incident remains under investigation by the North Castle and Westchester County Police Departments.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer offered his condolences to Tusiani’s family.
“The circumstances surrounding Catherine’s tragic accident serve as an unfortunate reminder of the unpredictable nature of life, particularly in the face of adverse weather conditions,” he told The Post.
“In the wake of this tragedy, we will learn what we can to identify any factors that contributed to the accident and explore measures that we could take to prevent similar occurrences in the future.”
In Oct. 2022, a woman was killed by a falling tree on Interstate 95 near Harrison in Westchester County Susan Braga, 34, of Mount Vernon, was driving southbound on the highway when the tree struck the roof of her car, police said. She was declared dead at the scene.
