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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.! n4 X" ?) D2 S0 @5 W$ d
现在孩子生死不明.
6 p2 ^$ F H6 d! l: r0 M$ D# \1 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.
5 G( H; P! D7 f rEdmonton 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 L1 O+ K, J8 M1 {/ y/ `4 p
) @- c" _) D! yVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.8 Y" }+ W/ c3 W0 n. Z7 ~- j$ V
) J7 b( b2 }0 q$ ~/ T"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.6 t9 M6 q* k5 O; K; K7 K
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.2 u( |2 N) |0 j
0 m- M: Y$ ^1 y# w& VPolice 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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d5 K9 ?/ B4 {' W- DLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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