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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.0 _0 e" U2 O# |8 u( {6 B0 e
现在孩子生死不明.
4 A& N/ ~& z& {) K: E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.
2 f" Z" S! c: P1 s6 e- }# N0 K. xEdmonton 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.$ \% I, P. I, `0 R( [2 Y
7 a U, t6 m. m0 {8 [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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3 e& x+ t8 c+ l: tVarious 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."! b* h% t( K* f; O/ Q
/ ], J6 ^8 f7 V; rThe 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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: r; A8 a0 g. s% y' z/ U0 e: V% K7 hTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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. A/ {/ h) j" z7 d, dPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.5 \; f, R! A+ {$ z5 U! P8 ^
+ h1 |: N: O( C+ Z# Z' e4 Z! {Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.4 @% y3 p' `' U1 f0 |4 V
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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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