Rochelle Hager, a TikTok star who opened up her life to fans on the social network and covered everything from LGBTQ relationships to hot sauce taste testing, died after a tree smashed into her car on Monday. She was 31.
Hager, who worked as a chef, was driving in Farmington, Maine, on Monday when a pine tree crushed her SUV while she was driving, according to NBC News' Maine affiliate. Her death was confirmed by the Farmington Police Department.
A gust of wind sent a large piece of a pine tree onto her vehicle around 10 a.m. with the largest piece landing on the driver's side of the vehicle, according to a news release from the police department and pictures from the scene of the accident. Hager was pronounced dead when authorities arrived at the scene.
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The popular TikToker was engaged to Brittanie Lynn Ritchie, 28, and prominently shared videos highlighting their relationship for her 130,000 followers.
Ritchie shared a tearful video on Tuesday thanking their audience for their support and addressing the freak accident.
"A lot of you guys have been asking what happened and I wasn't ready to talk about it. It's still new. But I did go get her stuff out of the car today and now that has happened ... she was driving and we were having a windstorm and a tree fell on her car," Ritchie said. "She wasn't in pain. She died instantly. I heard the crash and then there was nothing."
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Ritchie, 28, met Hager, whom she called "Roe," last June. The couple were looking forward to tying the knot later this year, she told CentralMaine.com.
"We were getting married Oct. 16 — we had already gotten the venue and photographer and everything," she said.
“We had a following on Tiktok, and she was all about positivity and making people laugh,” she added. “She was that kind of person. She was my son’s best friend.”
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