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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.1 u5 L) X3 O8 s9 N
现在孩子生死不明.
+ ^/ o, i# k5 I9 h r7 B g- X6 p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.2 ?2 m. V- B% r
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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, ]# ]% K: M2 E$ y# 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./ F M: f5 w p( j
g; u5 h9 e) h4 _1 z7 ~0 mVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.; r& B( K6 Y, a' b# I
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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."1 m, \. F B9 @& E8 I6 Y+ x
7 W. Y" t8 f+ q/ r {/ DThe 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.4 c- [; S/ T7 h( ] r* }! ?
: M! C9 _# w$ d! U/ _; y* lTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.* N0 p& `0 B( K H: w) B
9 m* w R! G7 A4 B; |5 KPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.5 O" w3 T( X# r. c" f7 P
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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.
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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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