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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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5 s% V4 X. [' k [, F* 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.( y. v. u) S. y* O' g4 b C& u- q
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.; K/ L4 A W3 T# k; E
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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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! ^; ?9 s( X6 w, F) HVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.) J: W. Q4 E$ ~7 t7 M# H
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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.( f0 D* c' w$ }3 P
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries. I$ T) c. q7 h
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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.. m4 w6 o' r; n& k
- e, v% ]# w9 e9 JEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station." {% g; t! Q7 x, M3 n
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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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