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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.+ A2 I. d( C! Q3 n+ G- g
现在孩子生死不明.: b5 c: K0 g5 n* n+ v* l# m
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.# M& ]+ [8 h$ R- M. D
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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Const. 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.
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. Y% o- u7 ]- n1 o8 v3 C6 v( CVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.9 u+ ^: t3 }, V2 \% B6 a9 J
& w' k5 K- U" Z"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."6 ]) Q# y3 I6 w# l/ h( h" b* k
$ T" v- x; Z( ]) R4 H) ?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.
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$ R" c# e$ g6 T$ D YTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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, u- s" x$ y1 u0 {Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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3 q$ s! e7 J3 G% u' r- ]Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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# U' V, y6 x. i7 s8 I" i( o' qLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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