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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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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.
& a) P. D' _' j* N3 zEdmonton 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.& } H+ r& Y3 ?$ C
4 r) X) f& L, J0 J! pVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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# k5 J- {8 t( u( P2 m"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."# ^, O" q( t, ]8 T1 v7 b# S
1 W4 U& m" X0 q. L" ?; W% ^( {, kThe 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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4 |4 c8 D! u: l, g9 zTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.1 q, ~. q$ @% j/ C2 Z& T
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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.& |+ `5 k" G+ K/ A2 t
. ~, L; e* [6 F$ gLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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