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Poor little girl!
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/103053
4-year-old hurt in crash
Mike Sakal, Tribune
A 4-year-old girl is in critical condition after being injured in a collision when her father attempted to make an illegal U-turn near the Scottsdale/Phoenix border, Phoenix police said.
Raymond Andazola, 36, of Phoenix was driving west on McDowell Road about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday when he attempted to make a U-turn at 64th Street, police Sgt. Joel Tranter said.
Andazola’s 1997 Chevy Cavalier was struck by a 2003 Mazda Protege being driven by a 42-year-old man, Tranter said.
Neither Andazola nor the other driver was hurt.
The child, who was in a booster seat and wearing a seat belt, should have been in a safety restraining seat since she weighed less than 40 pounds, Tranter said.
“In a serious impact, a booster seat offers little protection,” he said.
Pending an investigation, Andazola could face failure-to-yield, prohibited U-turn and child safety seat violations, Tranter said.
Good for that Sgt. Tranter!
But Arizona has such crummy child carseat laws, I don't see how the father could be sited for a non existant law!
ARS 28-907 (A) and (B)
A driver shall not operate a motor vehicle in Arizona when transporting a child who is under five years of age unless that child is properly secured in a child passenger restraint system. There is no weight limitation on this law. The child passenger restraint system used must be in conformance with the requirements established by Arizona law.
ARS 28-907 (C)
If you are stopped and it is determined by the police officer that there is a child under five years of age in the vehicle that is not properly restrained, the officer will issue a citation which results in a $50 fine. If the person shows that the vehicle has been subsequently equipped with a proper child passenger restraint system, the fine will be waived.
ARS 28-907 (G)
The following situations are exempt from this law: Motor vehicles originally manufactured without seat belts (prior to 1972), recreational vehicles, public transportation, buses, school bus, transporting a child in an emergency to obtain medical care, or the situation where there is not enough room in the vehicle to put in child restraint systems for all the children in the vehicle. In the latter case, at least one child must be in a proper restraint system.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/103053
4-year-old hurt in crash
Mike Sakal, Tribune
A 4-year-old girl is in critical condition after being injured in a collision when her father attempted to make an illegal U-turn near the Scottsdale/Phoenix border, Phoenix police said.
Raymond Andazola, 36, of Phoenix was driving west on McDowell Road about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday when he attempted to make a U-turn at 64th Street, police Sgt. Joel Tranter said.
Andazola’s 1997 Chevy Cavalier was struck by a 2003 Mazda Protege being driven by a 42-year-old man, Tranter said.
Neither Andazola nor the other driver was hurt.
The child, who was in a booster seat and wearing a seat belt, should have been in a safety restraining seat since she weighed less than 40 pounds, Tranter said.
“In a serious impact, a booster seat offers little protection,” he said.
Pending an investigation, Andazola could face failure-to-yield, prohibited U-turn and child safety seat violations, Tranter said.
Good for that Sgt. Tranter!
But Arizona has such crummy child carseat laws, I don't see how the father could be sited for a non existant law!
ARS 28-907 (A) and (B)
A driver shall not operate a motor vehicle in Arizona when transporting a child who is under five years of age unless that child is properly secured in a child passenger restraint system. There is no weight limitation on this law. The child passenger restraint system used must be in conformance with the requirements established by Arizona law.
ARS 28-907 (C)
If you are stopped and it is determined by the police officer that there is a child under five years of age in the vehicle that is not properly restrained, the officer will issue a citation which results in a $50 fine. If the person shows that the vehicle has been subsequently equipped with a proper child passenger restraint system, the fine will be waived.
ARS 28-907 (G)
The following situations are exempt from this law: Motor vehicles originally manufactured without seat belts (prior to 1972), recreational vehicles, public transportation, buses, school bus, transporting a child in an emergency to obtain medical care, or the situation where there is not enough room in the vehicle to put in child restraint systems for all the children in the vehicle. In the latter case, at least one child must be in a proper restraint system.
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