"As the tree was coming down, he was right underneath of it," West Virginia State Police Trooper Marcus Broadwater said. "Pretty bad timing, I don't think there was anything he could do to avoid it either."
Carl Adkins, who was just 29 years old, was on his way to his new career as an attorney in Logan
It's unclear who owns the property where the tree stood or what caused it to fall.
However, investigators say it looks like the dirt was loose there, which was likely caused by weather conditions.
