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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.+ g6 P' {( }# 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.( O0 m: J S* P g
/ @: A7 O- Z% f5 g5 L9 m AConst. 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.1 P \% o3 K1 A, L, d- E, e
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.6 F! x0 p! J& B3 a
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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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7 A; R1 k5 Q2 W& u5 IThe 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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$ V: v# T/ W* w/ U4 j. @2 TTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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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.$ k2 ]' o9 r* L; X* E; D; i# v* t* ]
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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.
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* z" \' ]3 i$ p! P/ \Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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