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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.0 T0 ~. U/ T$ D" X* x+ F2 \8 ~
现在孩子生死不明./ l% y3 N* s% l' U; X2 t) N
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.
& ]7 u' n# k. {! T- }' E0 |3 I+ CEdmonton 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.& r0 g/ E$ U7 |
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 b. W2 ?( y; A4 u2 K
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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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; c' S, m* x# A6 |3 Z! SThe 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., v! |; T1 ]3 n/ @, O. N) N5 P
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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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! g1 H" X% t4 G& H$ HPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.0 C% Q" c1 `% U, s3 R6 Z, X' Z1 K
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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./ c; r- W& w* A8 p
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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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