Worker killed while felling tree in Berks County
A worker died in Berks County today while taking down an 80-foot tree, 6abc.com reports.
Martin David Reusing, 49, of West Reading, died in the accident shortly after 10:30 a.m. in the 400 block Shartlesville Road in Jefferson Township.
Police said Reusing was hit in the neck by a large limb that had been cut from the tree and was being lowered to the ground.
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