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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.; x4 K$ Z5 e* Y" U; v2 |) b
现在孩子生死不明.9 \! i1 W- S; q
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.
. e9 i- W: s nEdmonton 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.4 p! |9 e+ |7 P4 W
! D' Q: [0 J# X( {3 t! J7 eVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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( L+ C9 n* K" s' f) g, ^: l' j"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."" {+ T3 s9 L8 \0 n
# t. ^& _2 L* b* a# Y' FThe 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.' {5 }0 H" x& a2 |
9 `, E" \+ C. M$ F: d) B4 QPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.% s) T `& b" C |# B; V
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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.3 \; Z$ W$ v" W8 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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