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在星期二晚上的车祸里,一个18个月的孩子的脊骨部位严重受伤,警察正在调查他是否正确的坐在他的儿童车座上. 如果他没有的话, 他的父母可能会被控诉. `% V9 |: w# ~& L0 E) [
现在孩子生死不明.
" d. z$ S \( P0 l# s6 ?他们的车里另外的孩子没有受伤, 撞他们的车也没有人受伤.; B0 m" o+ C; _7 v
Edmonton police are investigating whether an 18-month-old boy who suffered severe spinal injuries in a car crash Tuesday night was secured properly in his child car seat.) a* K0 c- d# f, s
! L3 O6 O, `+ c& I2 [& f6 LConst. Tim Eggert of Edmonton police said charges could be laid if the child — whose parents were taken to hospital with minor injuries —wasn't properly belted in.4 T! S/ i4 w+ O, L% Z# ?
5 X5 c& ~8 }- f0 p u+ o; a1 gVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.' G" J; e, e- V6 U4 I c
; k' ` f. V- x8 [1 @: t"It is the parent's responsibility to secure the child and secure the seat in there," he said. "There is a charge for both of those, as is with an adult when you are not wearing your seatbelt or not wearing your seatbelt correctly."- ?! ] `7 R' F9 p" y/ l2 S1 p S
) B" ~* \; u0 V j' LThe boy was in a compact car that was broadsided by another car at 79th Street and 83rd Avenue. It is unclear if he will survive.
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5 d; D2 f! w1 h d8 ~Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.! v% @9 B2 ?& H
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Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.# G+ `& D/ z0 S9 H" i$ g B
2 E: c* |; _1 IEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.% W- W$ T* Q8 ?9 n$ J* j
8 G" Z+ L* [( d% cLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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