Chicago toddler is killed by falling TV

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Oct 12, 2008 at 7:45 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 12, 2008 at 7:45 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — A 2-year-old Chicago girl has died from head injuries after a television fell on top of her.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office says Delores Martinez died Saturday afternoon at Children's Memorial Hospital. She had suffered head trauma.

Officers arrived at her North Side home about 1:30 p.m. and found her unresponsive.

The medical examiner's office has ruled that the incident was an accident.

Sunday, Oct 26 at 6:52 PM chloe's mommy wrote ...

http://chloekeiser.memory-of.com/About.aspx This is my daughters web page where it shows how many children have passed away due to this accident and ways to help prevent it thanks again for listening Chloe's mommy

Sunday, Oct 26 at 6:50 PM Chloe's mommy wrote ...

ok my daughter died from a tv falling on her at 2 years old i can tell you all as a parent of this i am very sick about the comments on here THE HOLE POINT OF THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS OPENS YOUR EYES TODDLERS CAN GET INTO THINGS WHEN YOU TURN YOUR BACK FOR ONE SECOND it is not the parents fault and for wanting the juicy details well i dont think that you would ever want to know what i had to see or any other parent that has gone through this tragic accident has had to see......

Thursday, Oct 16 at 5:06 PM zury wrote ...

i feel sorry for what happen to her R.I.P Dolores Martinez!!

Tuesday, Oct 14 at 1:10 PM Anon wrote ...

Sorry guys, the article never said the tv was "on" anything. It could have been a floor model that fell over on the chld.

Tuesday, Oct 14 at 10:14 AM Jen wrote ...

That's awful to hear. The matter here is not who's fault it was, it is the fact that this little girl is dead and that there is nothing anybody can do about it. I am really sorry for the loss of this family

Tuesday, Oct 14 at 10:08 AM cave on Mars wrote ...

"raised in a cave on Mars: your solution would be to have all household items on the floor?" ---- You see. Millions of people out there probably would never believe that for some folks, not leaving poisonous stuff under the sink where a crawling toddler can get it, is actually a nuance that is too tricky to think about. If you say, "keep dangerous things out of reach of the toddlers" there are people out there who will say, "ok smarty pants, should we put all our stuff on the roof?"

Tuesday, Oct 14 at 7:07 AM David wrote ...

....let a t.v. fall on YOUR 2 year old, and see what kinda comments people leave. you guys are ridiculous. we don't need anymore information that what they've provided. jesus christ! =\

Monday, Oct 13 at 11:33 PM Anonymous wrote ...

well we have a 2 year old and 1 yr. old and yes when they started walking we took our t.v. down off the stand and kept it unplugged, with outlet protectors in place till we could get a more stable stand for it. baby was probably trying to climb or hang on the t.v. while a show was on that really caught its attention...that poor mom accidents do happen you can not prevent everything. I see some of the best parents have accidents at home even though being careful you see it all in the EMS field

Monday, Oct 13 at 4:56 PM Anonymous wrote ...

raised in a cave on Mars: your solution would be to have all household items on the floor?

Monday, Oct 13 at 3:31 PM i know the family wrote ...

it was a freak accident :(

Monday, Oct 13 at 3:01 PM raised in a cave on Mars wrote ...

Well, Arrrgh, it may come as a surprise to you that there are people in this world who are not, shall we say, thoughtful. So, they have a baby and don't bother to take things down that might fall, like a tv on a cloth on a table that can be pulled, or scissors on a sink that, while not high up, doesn't really need to be to do real damage should it fall, etc. etc. For some of us, we can think of this stuff in our sleep; but for others, it's hard.

Monday, Oct 13 at 1:41 PM Grit wrote ...

How sad. Kids do dumb things because they don't know any better. They aren't old enough to mentally run down the "what-if" list. That's what parent's are for. Unfortunately, most parent's these days just don't think things through. They never saw that happen so they never think it could. Look around at all the accidents waiting to happen in most homes-wobbly bookshelves, papertowels hung near a stove, loose registers... Kids are "trying" to hurt themselves. Parents need to get in the way.

Monday, Oct 13 at 12:30 PM annon. wrote ...

To Arrrgh: I'm really glad to see your concerned about that family and their loss.. instead of just wanting juicy details of how a tv fell and crushed a little babys head! So sorry they didnt give you enough details!!!

Monday, Oct 13 at 10:40 AM So sad wrote ...

This happened a couple of years ago to a friend of ours niece people have tv's on stnads not properly secured or they put them on dressers in the bedroom kids open the drawer stand in it to reach the tv and it topples over on them, this how it happend to the friends niece we knew. Make sure they are on good sturdy tv stands maybe screwed to the wall. So sad heartfelt sympathy to the family.

Monday, Oct 13 at 10:26 AM amomof2 wrote ...

I've caught my two climbing around them.. or pulling on the front...it happens :(

Monday, Oct 13 at 8:09 AM Arrrgh!! wrote ...

I hate it when there are no details!! How in the heck did a TV fall on her?! I HATE that!!=)

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