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在星期二晚上的车祸里,一个18个月的孩子的脊骨部位严重受伤,警察正在调查他是否正确的坐在他的儿童车座上. 如果他没有的话, 他的父母可能会被控诉.
/ n+ P/ v( |1 |* `# ]$ F$ R- V现在孩子生死不明.4 q! b; M' {3 x. i
他们的车里另外的孩子没有受伤, 撞他们的车也没有人受伤.7 J3 ]3 P0 K' H3 i7 A6 |
Edmonton police are investigating whether an 18-month-old boy who suffered severe spinal injuries in a car crash Tuesday night was secured properly in his child car seat.
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" i, o# K( U0 e$ p1 YConst. Tim Eggert of Edmonton police said charges could be laid if the child — whose parents were taken to hospital with minor injuries —wasn't properly belted in.6 X9 q# S7 R3 f5 v
% `" ^0 `% j5 r( [( h3 |+ FVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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- O* ?9 \! p. Q) b, y n, S"It is the parent's responsibility to secure the child and secure the seat in there," he said. "There is a charge for both of those, as is with an adult when you are not wearing your seatbelt or not wearing your seatbelt correctly.", w* S( E$ z) ~
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The boy was in a compact car that was broadsided by another car at 79th Street and 83rd Avenue. It is unclear if he will survive.; [+ H( t8 Q. y% U4 S5 @8 V4 F
9 [9 r, [, ~8 b+ l" xTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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, j1 p* o$ I' V* J. H0 A3 K" SPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation. }; ?4 G1 z- P# l" v% f
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Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.+ ~$ h4 g% U: y3 k6 d$ G5 c
' ]$ t5 f7 N7 M5 R2 c% Y- h: hLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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