For the love of kids……..
For every ride in a car, make sure your child is securely strapped into a car seat. Make sure the car seat is properly installed and meets all current safety standards.Always place children 12 years and under in the back seat and never in seats with front air bags. Children sitting too close to a deploying air bag can be seriously injured or killed according to Transport Canada.
A child should remain rear facing until one year of age. Be sure to read your manufacturer’s instructions to assure a proper child restraint.
As of June of 2014, it is law in Saskatchewan that children must use a booster until age 7, weigh 36 kgs (80 lbs.) AND stand 145 cm (4’9”) tall.
Only after all three requirements are met, can a child move to using the vehicle’s seatbelt system alone. An incorrectly positioned seat belt over a child’s abdomen can cause the child to be seriously injured or even killed in a collision.
If your child is under 7 and isn’t in a booster seat, you’ll be fined $175. This is the same fine as not wearing a seatbelt or failing to have a child properly restrained in an infant or car seat.
If fined, you’ll lose three points under the Safe Driver Recognition program.
Incidents of Note:
On March 14,at 3:49 p.m., CPPS assisted with a single vehicle rollover at Township Road 374 and the Langham grid. There were no injuries. Poor road conditions were the cause. The vehicle was subsequently picked up and towed from the scene. The incident is under investigation.
On March 16 at 10:33 a.m., a female called 911 to report that she was checking on her friend’s dad, who hasn’t been in phone contact since March 14, and she could see him on the ground through the window with a Latitude and Longitude provided for location. CPPS came across an ambulance stopped on the side of Range Road 3062 near Highway 16, advising they couldn’t find the location. CPPS was able to find the location and guide the ambulance in. All the doors were locked; the front door was forced open to gain access. The male was awake and able to talk but unable to move. He was transported by ambulance to hospital.
On March 15 at 11:26 p.m., a CPPS Officer did arrest an adult male on an outstanding warrant for failing to register as a sex offender out of Saskatoon Police Service, after executing a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 11 and Grasswood Road. The suspect was subsequently transported to Saskatoon Police Service HQ to be held for court on March 16.
On March 18 at 9:55 p.m., CPPS responded to a priority 911 call in Dalmeny regarding a violent domestic dispute. A female adult sustained some minor bruising as a result of the incident. An adult male was arrested by Dalmeny Police Service and faces a number of related charges including Breach of Probation and Common Assault. He will appear in Provincial Court at a later date.