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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.# [5 E0 E4 L' F/ S4 G1 _$ o# `, \
现在孩子生死不明.. Z7 H6 \9 h) n0 Z5 a: W
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+ n. D. r5 b/ H) NEdmonton 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.' }" c( F! W( ~
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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.8 A* a) s1 `) S4 g
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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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6 _* q7 [3 b0 y6 b& n" ]5 \9 U# t7 m1 TThe 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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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.3 Z2 Q/ a# i/ a& F1 M
; d+ d0 H# P- P: X& }' P" `Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.! O/ T+ ^3 y) E6 O
V% c( G; {# L9 vEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.8 R$ z8 I9 v, d6 X# i( _6 I
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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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