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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.; A: R: q$ f4 \$ s q
现在孩子生死不明.
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# X) R/ u* a$ P: a; iEdmonton 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.. o4 x8 l Q4 U& i* Z
! g" |' ^7 d- k" e' N"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."/ m* n( P# m' n3 X
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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.: X# X* P" t0 ?" L, k
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.# X" v4 _" t0 v% `7 t3 F+ s
5 K) J; }; n/ f- a- f4 u* ZPolice 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.' a0 _/ r" s$ z" r; y
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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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