Crime & Safety

North County Toddler Injured by Falling TV

The child was airlifted to a trauma center.

A toddler was injured by a falling television set at a North County home Wednesday afternoon, authorities reported.

The accident in the 500 block of Autumn Drive in San Marcos was reported about 1:45 p.m., a NorthComm dispatcher said. Medics airlifted the child to a trauma center for treatment of injuries of undisclosed severity.

The child's name, gender and exact age were not released.

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Deputies responded to the accident along with medics, sheriff's Lt. Andrea Arreola said.

-City News Service

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