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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.& I8 A1 p0 f. V7 q$ V
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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: v4 l. M/ B) z L! v: x6 I6 N1 JConst. 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.7 j! W9 D& Z* M( t3 h
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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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0 I& k+ F+ [! e8 t3 O f. K1 C! lThe 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.3 h1 q7 J: ^8 d: W
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.: Q6 h8 c2 ~7 f: j+ x
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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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* Y, W, c% l! |9 w, H j0 t" DEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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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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