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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.) J! T1 S1 l$ l/ z
现在孩子生死不明.7 N# v3 ^& F1 d1 G7 J! {( e) w
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.
0 F1 L* T6 F/ f7 g: C8 T# v, C$ {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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% C0 }6 `5 E \0 d: uConst. 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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$ H, ]$ n6 I0 u# h4 ^* T1 d5 eVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 G6 d& V: V/ Z+ G2 b9 R
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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.7 L. T! ?& A+ l
9 ?" L4 u0 G* P$ J/ Y" xTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries., b' W, g U) r+ `2 E% X' m
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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.. v$ O" B# J! o
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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.& |" y; V5 G4 b% L
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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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