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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.# H X4 E% O+ F$ r+ w, L/ s
现在孩子生死不明., i* Y7 e2 d1 z) a
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.& y. }. L# j( I
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.6 K( U( X5 ]# i$ j
% i; ]4 ]; ~, JConst. 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.
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( z7 r$ S; v- 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."6 f) l; t0 h8 I6 c8 O" K
6 p" ~1 ~! Q6 ^4 m7 F% oThe 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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' T- D4 s# r0 RTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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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.- l' ]4 b/ t2 m9 d, r: z3 w
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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.4 x Q* G( v' p/ V
# x/ T/ v9 y( O* v+ C* `Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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