{"id":7721,"date":"2024-08-15T13:52:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7721"},"modified":"2024-08-15T13:52:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:52:57","slug":"toddlers-found-on-highway-in-diapers-after-being-thrown-from-flipped-car-during-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7721","title":{"rendered":"Toddlers found on highway in diapers after being thrown from flipped car during crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two young children miraculously survived a car crash that could have easily proven fatal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Two toddlers were filmed walking on the freeway wearing nothing but diapers following a near-fatal car crash.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday (August 11), the two kids were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/travel\">travelling<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/texas\">Texas<\/a>&nbsp;with their father down the I-10 when their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unilad.com\/cars\">car<\/a>&nbsp;collided with another vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collision caused the Jeep that the father and two children were in to completely flip over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While those who witnessed the ordeal feared for the worst, miraculously all three of them survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One onlooker filmed the aftermath of the crash where the two young kids \u2013 now revealed to be aged one and four \u2013 were seen wearing nothing but diapers as they roamed around the freeway.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o-wRStjlJhs?si=R3NiFvUzJ8r8M1B2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their father is seen rushing over to them as another good Samaritan stood by the other child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It isn\u2019t thought that the children, their father and those in the other car sustained any serious injuries, but as of yesterday (August 14) the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office said that the two toddlers remained in hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez\u00a0tweeted\u00a0at the time: \u201c@HCSOTexas deputies responded to a major crash on the main lanes of the East Freeway at Freeport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA two-car crash where one of the cars flipped over several times causing ejection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt68b826fa71644997\/66bc69ff8301c8c24fe3cc98\/Screenshot_2024-08-14_at_08.48.58.png\" alt=\"The two toddlers were walking around in nothing but diapers. (Victor Cordova\/Facebook)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two toddlers were walking around in nothing but diapers. (Victor Cordova\/Facebook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post continued: \u201cThe car was occupied by one adult and two children. They are being transported to a hospital. No reported injuries to the occupants in the other car.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victor Cordova saw the events unfold and told KTRK-TV that he initially thought the family \u2018were dead\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s now sharing a video of the ordeal where the two children were seen on the road in the hopes of raising awareness of the importance of securing children into their car seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor parents, for everybody, even if it\u2019s a short distance, [you need] awareness. To make sure you secure your kids properly,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to\u00a0ABC 7, the two toddlers\u2019 25-year-old father could face\u00a0criminal charges\u00a0for not restraining his children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt7e288601a0348d79\/66bc6a5ed3dcb565b140b96b\/car.jpg\" alt=\"The family's vehicle flipped over in the ordeal. (Victor Cordova\/Facebook)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family\u2019s vehicle flipped over in the ordeal. (Victor Cordova\/Facebook)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As per child safety laws in Texas, children under eight years old or under 57 inches tall should be restrained in the car, while those older or taller than this must have a seatbelt on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFirst offense fines for not complying with a state\u2019s child passenger safety laws vary from $10 to $500. 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