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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., ^8 C+ e) h& f8 H/ r1 Z4 K
现在孩子生死不明.! [+ O6 J2 Q1 g# ^5 O2 q8 i: Z: ^
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.' g0 g a; y1 y: R$ w0 l9 X
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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% {) o' H7 Y8 O4 E- dConst. 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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$ v, H$ ]3 T H: D! [Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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$ r* `$ X6 ^2 } ~6 s3 Y D6 N2 k"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.5 X6 R9 @* H- }) N) m3 g) H& r
7 e6 W8 `& F9 BTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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3 x. L! k( r$ \5 SPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.) |1 t/ H4 l, }/ h
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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.5 f$ \' \! u/ V, G4 L l
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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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