This Boy Would Have Lived If His Mom Had Used The Right Carseat
The article says the boy was 3 years old and in a booster seat. It says he undid the seatbelt so he was either in a backless booster or a high back booster.
He died as a result of this mom's ignorance. My son is 3 and still in a harness. He will be able to be harnessed at least for another year or more.
3-year-old Ohio boy dies after falling from car
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say a 3-year-old boy died when he pushed a handle and tumbled out the back door of a car and then fell under its back wheels while his mother was driving.
Deputy Steve Fickenworth of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office says the 23-year-old Columbus woman was turning at an intersection when the accident occurred in Hamilton Township on Monday evening. Fickenworth says 3-year-old Logan McClaskey died at the scene.
The deputy says the child had been buckled into a booster seat behind the driver's seat. He said the boy unbuckled the seat belt and pushed the door handle, and the door opened as the car made a right turn.
Fickenworth said the four-door sedan had child locks that weren't being used at the time.
Quoting EsmeVincent:
She should have him in a frontier it harnesses up to 85lbs
Quoting luvlivelaugh:
So sad. A girl I go to school with has he 2.5 year old in a hbb because he weighs over 30lbs. Makes me sick!
Well it's definitely not in mine and I KNOW police have much bigger things to worry about then to stop cars and ask for birth certificates for all of the occupants. Most of the harnass and booster "laws" many of you quote on here are actually just recommendations.
Quoting AFWifeNMom:
It is against the law in my state for any child under age 4 to not be harnessed!
Quoting mjande4:It's a tragedy, but she wasn't breaking ANY laws and frankly the child locks would be the key in this situation.
Quoting EsmeVincent:
My 4yr old is still in a 5pt harness and will stay in it until he grows out of the limits and into the booster limits. And ds is a big boy, he's 50lbs and 44in. Some people are too quick in trying to make their kids grow up. She was breaking the law by putting a 3yr old in a booster...that poor boy died because of her stupidity
SMH at people saying child safety locks are more to blame.
They would not have been needed if she would have had him in a harness. They are still good to have regardless, but if he was properly buckled he would have had a harder time getting out.
I just bought my DS a new carseat in March and the button is even hard for me to push, no way can he undo it. Most (not all) 3 year olds couldn't.
at the end of the day, it is the parent's responsibility to properly care for their child. and as another poster said, if the child lock on the door was on, this child would still be alive.
Quoting TessB:
Someone shouldn't have minded their own business.
my dd is also still in a 5 pt harness and she turned 5 in march. she will stay that way as long as she can
Quoting tifferie:
My son will be 5 this week and he is still in a 5 pt. harness carseat.
Am I wrong for not giving a F**** that hes dying?
- carterscutie85
on May. 22, 2012 at 7:51 PM