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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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5 F" w; u {$ \5 g' C+ y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.; s/ v& A+ @! J2 G& L# 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.
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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.% |! Q9 `1 x8 u2 t( K( Q6 e
4 f$ n9 L# x$ ~, h# z& pVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly." c; F% P4 f( {. }
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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."1 }; `" i& c8 e( d1 O1 Z. u2 ~) C
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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.
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries. q3 r/ n8 N. G" S1 }" z4 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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Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.+ C/ g ?6 ?( E j8 j
' W) j2 h$ ?0 ]+ D! N6 y1 h" GLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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