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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 H, G8 n B+ b$ f, W4 C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! t5 x% ^1 O. r8 j, s
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.7 `7 c5 W9 i8 U5 b
7 h5 ]& J: r9 ^- h0 o. XConst. 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." T+ I$ \( h: [6 m8 u
3 r# V8 |2 ?$ S k"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."( G4 ^& \+ @: ?0 @+ [8 h
; _, r- c- p7 Q) {9 _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.& A# r$ ?- K( b3 M
4 F' O3 b( E6 M9 a& K9 iTwo 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.; f1 m3 K1 _ D! @, A
2 v. d" ?& M0 [0 `9 KEdmonton 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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