A San Francisco police sergeant suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday when a falling tree struck a car he was driving, according to police.
The tree came down Tuesday afternoon on the 800 block of Brotherhood Way.
Firefighters responded to the scene and were able to extricate the sergeant from his vehicle.
Police said the sergeant is a 16-year veteran of the department. They are not releasing his identity at this time after his family requested privacy.
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