5-Year-Old Luca Berlingerio Dies After Wedding Reception Injury

OAK BROOK, IL — Five-year-old Luca J. Berlingerio, of Glenview, died Friday after a granite-topped sofa table fell on his head during a wedding reception at the Drake Hotel, the Chicago Tribune reported. The DuPage County Coroner's Office released the boy's name Thursday.

According to the paper, parents called 911 around 10 p.m. A doctor attending the wedding reception performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but the boy remained unresponsive. He was taken to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to investigators, who reviewed hotel security video, the boy was lying atop the table when he fell off onto the floor, pulling the heavy table over on top of him.

According to Luca's obituary, visitation will be held Friday, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Avenue, Norridge. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., beginning at the funeral home and proceeding to St. William Church for a 12:30 p.m. celebration of Mass. Entombment will follow at All Saints cemetery in Des Plaines.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, attendance will be limited to 50 people at a time. The family asks that visitors exit the funeral home quickly after paying respects, and to wear masks and practice social distancing.

To share a memory, send flowers or plant a tree in Memory of Luca, visit Cumberland Chapels website.