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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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+ w$ {# K0 D. T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.
. z/ P! _& M; z* m1 l6 p; h! O# cEdmonton 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.+ @9 x0 J/ O+ D1 H' X/ X8 }
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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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."
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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.: u) d- l$ |; U N
+ k) U+ c1 {2 l7 G- }' ETwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries., U9 d$ H6 X* c! z' ?
* i5 [% U9 f! ?/ `9 uPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation. ]) D* G% k% {( z
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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.6 F. U5 j8 z4 c) d2 ]0 j
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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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