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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.4 f; v; X8 v( t7 T* U
现在孩子生死不明.7 [3 `2 n3 B) E( n8 ^
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.4 I. k, L5 Q+ p) f8 b( Y
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.
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3 ~$ n2 O- H8 Q* B( t) _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.3 r0 j) y( ` _$ y% w
6 g* D2 D2 d4 x2 Q: Y9 G"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.! q) T% h, {. y2 `+ J
9 b0 ]4 C2 g" }1 V0 m% v1 BTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries./ X( ]6 p2 A" j5 g, V+ j
8 a( y. e2 d- l6 v/ lPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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3 |) C. F; Q3 `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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& @/ E' {2 T2 J- c' T* W3 [8 QLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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