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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.; X* U; ]! ?+ f! Y/ q
现在孩子生死不明.3 d5 C0 p& J" w3 I% N: Z) U
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.
6 O/ `2 w) W6 E- i6 n. n/ Q! qEdmonton 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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Const. 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.
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.: }, X1 J! X' b" o
5 d k7 I" z3 u& `0 t! F"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."$ f5 a p/ Z5 L1 a
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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.: e$ U- n" l1 ]4 \0 f
5 R9 B5 g0 K; tTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.8 g/ I9 y% t+ q8 x, e& A' ]- q
" C" I& m+ c' O9 s* PPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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' J3 Q& U: v3 w) T PEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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( q7 c0 N+ f3 b6 [* ELast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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