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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.& \9 U! T" I, Y
现在孩子生死不明. Y# Q- z5 Q0 |5 A9 d
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.( D0 X3 B0 m& G8 {5 b# A" Q+ N
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., c5 x& j+ X+ x+ C2 W- F
5 @6 q" o7 q, L FConst. 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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a+ m) B$ C4 S- QVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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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."5 V! ^# k: v5 s! g
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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.) v, T& t: v0 k6 ^0 h% ~
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Two 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.
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8 X1 h6 _3 u N( O+ L1 D$ ^( WEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.) n# J/ ^* g) Z' z
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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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