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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.
8 @4 E0 o$ F- l1 L- g现在孩子生死不明.
1 V0 R" H8 j) x* g. |. E$ e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.
( C$ m0 q, U$ |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.
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# U3 s* e0 r% k% a+ a8 |; o; rConst. 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.3 ?. x D( C+ a* K i- x. S. \
6 w$ V) ^/ A. {! C5 `6 F; q0 FVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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"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."
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The 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.3 p! Y' b4 o4 B
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.7 o; g+ N6 M( f
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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.8 x+ G+ L: ]% L* @
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Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.2 Q. N! K& x) L* m5 d0 s
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Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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