— Police have identified the husband and wife killed Monday night when a

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Richard R. Everett, 54, was driving with wife Elizabeth A. Everett north on North Gate Road when a 100-foot-high, 3-foot-wide tree fell, crushing the front of the cabin of their car, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

The couple was from Randolph.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene by Morris County Medical Examiner Ronald Suarez, the prosecutor's office said.

Police had responded responded to reports of crash involving a tree around 7:30 p.m., when Hurricane Sandy's winds were already pummeling the Morris County area, officials have said.

The Everetts' two children, ages 11 and 14, were in the rear of the vehicle, but neither suffered life-threatening injuries, officials have said.

Suarez determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma, and the manner of death was accidental, the prosecutor's office said said.

"We are saddened about the tragic loss of these two parents whose children were in the car with them when this terrible tragedy occurred," Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi said. "Our prayers are with the family, especially the children, who must now deal with such a terrible loss."

At least seven people have died in New Jersey incidents related to Hurricane Sandy.

In Hackensack, a body was

Another fatality occurred Monday when a woman from Atlantic City had a heart attack, Gov. Christie said.

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