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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.) X2 ^; h' ]$ M
现在孩子生死不明.1 J! @- G8 `2 s/ U8 Y
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.
' D9 m$ s5 @; _7 @* P6 C: @9 l" `/ {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.# b$ M9 v& R2 C0 p F x0 E
) B1 v8 j3 ~1 y0 O* j4 ~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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$ W: G: Q6 d+ v6 P" i3 Q2 b5 BVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.* Z% y6 \8 R4 r% R5 M( s
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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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' t W8 I' [/ i* p. AThe 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.6 z! Q1 r& o2 U6 ^6 V
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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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, z# ]/ T$ x; e$ f/ z6 \1 gPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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( C; ^8 S' ]" X! {Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.' ]# u3 Z7 @% s; p8 C! M% A- b
0 o: k: l+ a& o( A; J" }, C0 w1 r$ ALast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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