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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.
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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.
& R, n0 {. @% Y7 aEdmonton 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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6 Z( F& s$ w1 N3 v& mConst. 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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; i3 z, U. f6 O, T5 ~Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly., t- o& U D" z' i
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"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."; Q7 m' g$ h: _
6 s0 {$ |6 x& a. q9 AThe 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.% C$ d; e% Y1 L: b3 p5 F
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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' V& c8 T0 l0 B; `" h+ a. m M# |Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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N' Z% w9 f9 l9 u( N d* M5 K NEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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