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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.! a& b! T- Y; c; O, |8 a. E) Q) i
现在孩子生死不明.& e, U4 \4 `; S- P" h, W
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. a( s* c ?# b$ |( [/ ]
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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1 X# ?! W3 P! k0 i$ r4 zConst. 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.! k ~2 t+ B/ g/ g) P& G. \1 Q
3 W' d! b, ?4 xVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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! m2 k3 C' ^- I# S5 n"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."" m+ M* l( V! j
, k+ ^% u9 p" F! p# ^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.- O- i' p5 n' ?5 }. P+ Q' N
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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* |% u. f# P# h- oPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.& y p8 @% @; B9 W
' ~2 R+ i5 q; \Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.0 x) g! X. |9 ~7 |
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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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