A driver has been charged after police pulled over a vehicle in which a child was riding in a recliner chair in Bradford.
Police conducted a traffic stop at Simcoe and Canal roads after a driver failed to stop at a four-way stop. Two children, ages seven and eight, were in the van, and one of them was in a recliner, South Simcoe police said in a news release.
The driver was charged with numerous offences, including disobeying a stop sign (failure to stop), driving with a passenger younger than 16 without a seatbelt, and driving while a passenger was not properly secured.
“This incident serves as a reminder to all drivers. To be safely protected in a vehicle, children must be properly secured in a child car seat, booster seat or seatbelt, depending on their height, weight and/or age,” the news release stated.
“Drivers are responsible for ensuring that all passengers under 16 years of age are properly buckled into a seatbelt, child car seat or booster seat. In Ontario, all drivers must use proper child car seats and booster seats when transporting young children.”
