FALLING STORE MIRROR KILLS CHILD 3-YEAR-OLD SUN VALLEY GIRL HIT IN FREAK ACCIDENT IN BURBANK.Byline: JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. KANDEL Staff Writer BURBANK -- A 3-year-old Sun Valley girl died in a freak accident when a mirror at Sears fell off the wall and landed on her head, authorities said Wednesday. Maria Victoria Rocha suffered severe head injuries about 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sears on Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. Boulevard in Burbank, officials said. Maria, her mother and her grandmother were in a waiting area adjacent to the dressing rooms when the mirror, 2 feet by 6 feet, somehow came loose and fell on her, said Lt. Fred Corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Coroner's Office. She was later pronounced dead at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. ``Our thoughts are with the family,'' Sears spokesman Chris Brathwaite said. ``This was a very tragic accident, and I know that our associates at that store were deeply touched by this.'' Sears officials were looking into why the mirror fell. ``We take the safety of our customers very, very seriously,'' Brathwaite said. ``We're still looking into how it happened and why it happened.'' The Rocha family could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Company officials have tried to get in touch with the family but have been unsuccessful. Burbank police ruled the death an accident, Lt. David Gabriel Detective Police Sergeant David Gabriel is a fictional character featured in TNT's The Closer, portrayed by Corey Reynolds. Gabriel is a Detective Sergeant in of the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Priority Homicide Squad. said. ``It wasn't a crime. It was an accident,'' he said. ``It's very disturbing.'' The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) enforces the U.S. state of California's occupational and public safety laws and provides information and consultative assistance to employers, workers, and the public regarding workplace safety and health is not investigating because the agency only looks into incidents involving employees, spokesman Dean Fryer said. jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com (818) 546-3306 |
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