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AAA Minnesota/Iowa
AAA Minnesota/Iowa & Safe Kids Minnesota Support Enhanced Child Restraint Legislation "The Brynn Duncan Law"
January 24th, 2009
Minnesota's legislature soon will have the opportunity to follow the example of 43 other states and strengthen our state's child restraint law. We hope the legislature will capitalize on this opportunity because traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children over the age of one in Minnesota. In addition, 624 Minnesota children suffered crash-related injuries requiring medical attention in 2006. This past summer, seven-year-old Brynn Duncan from Moorhead became the definitive illustration of a child who would have benefited from a stronger child restraint law in Minnesota. On Aug. 18, 2008, Brynn was restrained with only a seat belt, since that's all the law...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-01-24)
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