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TikTok star on cellphone with fiancee as tree limb kills her

Posted March 30, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - A motorist was talking on her cellphone to her future wife when powerful winds blew a tree limb onto her car and killed her, authorities said.

Rochelle Hager, 31, of Waterville, was an executive chef who posted popular TikTok videos and was engaged to be married this fall.

'œIt happened really quick,'ť Brittanie Lynn Ritchie told the Morning Sentinel. 'œShe has a phone mounted in her vent. I just heard a crash and then there was nothing."

Hager was driving in Farmington when a storm that produced gusts topping 50 mph (80 kph) toppled the tree limb and killed her instantly, authorities said.

Hager was the sole occupant, and no other vehicles were involved, said Farmington Police Chief Kenneth Charles, who called the situation 'œtragic and unique.'ť

Hager and Ritchie were both popular on TikTok. Together, they had more than 400,000 followers. Ritchie posted a tearful tribute and said Hager 'œloved her TikTok fam.'ť

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This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Brittanie Lynn Ritchie's first name.

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