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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.2 I$ E. y" N2 p m e E# q; F
现在孩子生死不明.7 f+ e2 O$ O# ], N
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.; A5 f& I' a% a2 H+ 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.
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6 c5 O- ?: ?; h& 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.1 h$ C0 r3 j9 s) d7 A, j( G
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.: u, x. C3 J. ^: [5 p
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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."
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1 k" }' \! j! ]. Y$ F% i- PThe 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.- i0 c i4 s7 x
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.6 }8 O4 F8 J- P5 h
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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., \( X* l4 Q* y# a' z% J( r
5 Y* C1 w! u q' [Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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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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