RELATED: Loose tire slams into windshield of SUV in Westchester
Authorities say the 38-year-old was driving near the Bay Ridge waterfront Saturday morning when the tree limb crashed through his minivan. The branch impaled him in the abdomen.
It took about an hour for rescue workers to get the man out of the car.
First responders rushed him to the hospital in critical condition.
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