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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.- k) Y. m) J0 c* V
现在孩子生死不明.8 K. U" E& i( @( { _4 Q. s+ g+ C
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 e7 a7 u! ]" _' ]
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.2 }% p9 ^" R; C8 w
( {+ L1 G/ F7 xVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.6 W. \0 E& o; I' G7 r: k
* W H$ y: L7 |( y/ `( x0 I"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."7 s T% [# N& L7 R
# T7 o- s7 g$ B3 y V* z" o+ UThe 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.5 u- Z5 d, w! P; V/ R
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.9 w( w& }2 M5 A; u
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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.
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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." y5 H9 \$ e; j# Y( V+ j2 `
" m0 l4 m# D3 f# ?Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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