Toddler Seriously Injured in Crash
Posted by
Christina ColeApril 06, 2007 11:37 PMA 2-year-old Chico boy is at UC Davis Medical Center recovering from serious injuries he sustained in a car accident on Sunday morning.
A police report says the toddler, was riding in a safety seat in the back seat of his mother's car, that was heading west on East 20th, near Bruce Road. The car veered to the left, crashing into a tree. The driver, 24, was wearing a seatbelt and suffered only minor injuries in the crash.
Witnesses and emergency personnel said the toddler was unresponsive in the backseat of the vehicle. Paramedics transported him to Enloe Medical Center in his safety seat. A pediatric trauma team worked for many hours to stabilize the toddler.
The woman was on her way to bring breakfast to her husband at work, when she looked back to check on the toddler and sneezed. The split second distraction was enough to cause her to lose control of her vehicle.
The boy is recovering slowly, but he is still unconscious. The boy suffered a fracture to one of his eye sockets, a depressed skull fracture and other head injuries that caused swelling of the brain. Doctors expect the boy to be unconscious up to seven days, until the swelling stops. On Thursday, he was listed in fair condition.
The Chico Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating due injuries the boy sustained in the accident.