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Baby Not Secured In Child Seat Dies In Lynden, WA, SUV Accident

In Lynden, Washington, last month, the importance of adequate child safety seats in cars was never clearer. An infant, held in the arms of its mother, was killed in a Washington State car accident after being ejected from the vehicle. Not properly restraining an infant in Washington is illegal.

On Tuesday, July 21, the Washington State Patrol responded to a two-vehicle accident on State Route 546 at Northwood Road at a quarter to eleven at night. Officials say that a Ford Explorer SUV contained a driver and the mother and her baby in the passenger seat. For unknown reasons, the SUV left its lane and crossed the centerline, ending in a head on collision with an oncoming 18-wheeler truck.

The two-and-a-half-month baby boy was wrapped in a blanket and held in his mother's lap. Upon impact, the baby was ejected from the vehicle and was found in the road by a passing motorist. Although the passerby tried to give CPR to the child, he was declared dead at the scene of the accident.

The mother of the child, who spoke Spanish, was rushed by ambulance to St. Johns Hospital in Bellingham and then airlifted to Harborview Medical Ccenter, suffering from a broken pelvis as well as internal injuries. The driver of the Ford left the scene of the accident and was pursued by Whatcom County sheriff's dogs.

Although the investigation continues, police did report that empty beer cans were found in the vehicle.

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