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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.
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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." B- g4 \5 _( ?
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.8 L" K8 W# G+ j8 q8 H
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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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! k0 N6 [3 r8 B, 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."2 l2 N4 v0 s; H# W u0 U' F
1 N, N; Z2 ~$ r8 f7 F1 H% C+ o2 eThe 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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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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" F I# K) {; K, K4 m" yPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.9 b$ f: F9 f! e- C; r
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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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5 w. X) _. t4 Y) z4 \! pLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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