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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.
# x; l" k' b, y+ C现在孩子生死不明.* V' u2 |' j6 E9 I8 ]0 u9 o8 t
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.
* X R6 {$ G# k+ |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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n+ x- z7 u; O" e9 L) 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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3 x4 B7 @- x1 R/ X9 NVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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! B X8 |: {1 L; G s; ["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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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.5 G3 t1 s2 T" v1 |6 n0 v/ ^
3 N+ B. j) k/ L2 u; ZTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.( @, E4 v# X$ h) ~7 e/ d
& g+ l8 F2 X3 a! K; U8 rPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.5 G P" Q/ Z+ K' d# b% G* _8 L
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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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Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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