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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.- g Y* o6 ~$ W6 x* L7 Q; h7 J
现在孩子生死不明.! }* e8 {) N0 z- L) 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.
1 |) l! ?- y! Y" qEdmonton 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.0 G+ ]1 c1 l j+ c* Z0 h
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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.
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.7 @, d' R: x) }' m
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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." M, D7 l6 y8 D' e9 u& t" C: }0 Y
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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 t3 h& `9 j' I& j
- k; K9 U C+ r3 x+ b6 h1 E* uTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.2 X$ F& {9 Z& \
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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.2 Q' d. g; p# z* z5 b3 i' g
. o# j9 l# h( E! i! }2 ?5 S: sLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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