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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.; _; w4 `# A) u9 M
现在孩子生死不明.* ^& h3 f6 }4 p* u: k6 E
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.% t. X7 V B3 @
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.( N# W! e- E7 V( m6 r, B6 u
X# T" l& S! m9 O* A$ C. ? oConst. 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.: I! H7 ]8 x% Z( W2 n" r
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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." n; x9 w S. x
3 f; M+ Y( x1 d% N1 [ }# zThe 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." K: i( S; d- T5 H
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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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Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.8 ?& O. R) x6 o
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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.7 y- s; v0 \2 O; a( ~$ F
# K7 ~2 c: W& `& E# o6 K+ y5 wLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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