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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.' f* S, I, M5 |0 c4 e( \
现在孩子生死不明.: [, o4 Y& y; M6 G
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.
9 _) @% n4 T/ o, @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.4 t" I. R+ j4 O) T2 B1 e$ U; K
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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.; S9 C7 f3 D% E
% d* p! X# U! P0 ^Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.( P9 b7 p; Y: H2 Y `
# x8 H6 b* E8 F$ Z1 {. p"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."5 Y5 ~; ?9 e1 x9 t# h- X0 R& M9 R
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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.$ \3 W8 W! a0 O0 ?/ [$ 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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9 o! l6 G& I' dPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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: O- V1 z# l& R) q3 C0 OEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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1 {" u/ @+ [2 Y+ [; k; e& aLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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