Toddler killed by falling tree
Posted April 6th, 2008 by minortopics | via www.newsnet5.comA 1-year-old baby girl was stuck by a tree and suffered fatal head injuries after a truck ran into a tree, causing it to fall on her.
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — A 1-and-a-half year old girl was killed after a tree fell on her and two other children in Lakewood on Saturday night.
Witnesses told officers that a pick-up truck had run into the tree on Madison Avenue near Alameda Avenue at about 7 p.m., causing it to fall, Lakewood police said.
They said the children were walking down the street when the tree fell on them.
Jaylah Tate died as a result of her injuries. She suffered multiple head trauma, police said.