Driver Killed by Flying Pizza Shop Roof
Pastor Dale Morgan
Driver Killed by Flying Pizza Shop Roof*
Wednesday August 1, 2007 6:31 PM
CASTLEWOOD, Va. (AP) - A powerful wind gust blew off a section of a
pizza shop roof, killing a passing motorist when it slammed into his
car, state police said Wednesday.
Michael Brandon Hess, 19, of Glade Springs was traveling on Route 58
Tuesday evening when the roof and possibly remnants of an air
conditioning unit landed on his Ford Mustang, Sgt. Michael Conroy said.
Conroy said he suspects the roof was ripped off by a microbust, caused
by air descending from a thunderstorm. Scattered damage to some homes
was also reported in this southwest Virginia community.
Hess was driving alone and was pronounced dead at the scene. There were
no reports of injuries in the pizza shop, Conroy said.