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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. g, t! _" l/ g3 w4 V& k
现在孩子生死不明.3 L. e$ d( G! X. R, p* ?- 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.) A4 }2 \) j: ?, j1 j5 D3 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./ u, P+ b' J' O% P! l5 a7 \
7 X) N( [+ j, OConst. 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.% `4 I% l+ j1 O5 J$ E3 {; h2 g
! x: ?/ r% C7 U2 T$ Q4 M9 HVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.$ s6 v0 y% `7 I5 b/ J. V U* o
" R2 I. E. C$ H, w% v) p: h# ~"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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9 b$ V& L$ m. i- cThe 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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6 e, E$ `6 N# r0 k( b! |6 aTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.- ?, f/ r2 v5 O( a( h( f! \, i% ^9 f
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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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) @2 @8 X V* `0 B) |( MEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.- z* a; n6 j; q! o5 s& N) S& G' i
2 J* E, L0 N xLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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