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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.; X- S! o$ w) t% x
现在孩子生死不明.
9 i! C1 L4 k' @) U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- c) i7 i. `. T% e; iEdmonton 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.6 e" s/ Y% b3 v$ C
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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! z+ r& S' C1 X1 e- T0 v"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."- [# q8 B7 ^3 f
- O% _: ~* M( H& g7 r8 I/ ^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 |7 E$ i! e* [6 s5 i" ?' @# D
. d( F& a$ ~$ [7 }: QTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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9 B1 ]# z2 I- P- \ tPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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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.
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6 b3 Z+ L" y. _. _" p! I* KLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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