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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.! S" _* Q# U5 J# p! @1 g1 U
现在孩子生死不明.1 O: y7 s, s: r, {& ?
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. W$ Y b+ k, K. C7 v% Y1 m, C
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., k4 l+ D2 V% [' I' B# \
5 ^6 E) S" N" N9 LConst. 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.% n8 R( r$ C. M
5 n& @2 B+ n8 j: W! K% qVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly. ]5 T# D( C. q% W [8 s: ], d
0 H5 q; @( r! |# 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."" D1 h5 E5 f" D0 s
# `2 ?+ ~; q# ?1 G; l$ nThe 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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# ]/ U! }; Q3 M5 q& Q: i i+ Q4 XTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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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.
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: M. B/ c8 Z4 ?Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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