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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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# x6 b; y5 w) ~& f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.* b7 k7 d0 P' {1 K, B
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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& [9 f! ]% _, N% L! `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.
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* D# V' Q9 z+ M& S9 b"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.". c |& ^5 Z G
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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. F/ t; ?- b' _
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.$ l2 ]: S9 V; I j8 w
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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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5 ^+ d- J% g; Y- z+ C! YEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.( ~% z% ?, P+ V. R* t
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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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