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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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3 z( U, \8 `, }3 M; x+ s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.- B# P; y+ l) A9 T$ J- G* N
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.- N" i4 [: J+ Y" I# C! P2 t# t
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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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$ K7 g, L6 y/ F; D+ A! ^8 o. ?Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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# U. j9 N: j; _; D1 ~0 d M"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."5 c) T) I3 f- w) o/ ^8 b
# B8 l6 B v ]( e5 U( qThe 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.- q# [9 V( ^; K& \
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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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0 \7 |, i$ i- C% O# h5 ]Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.+ b# c& \8 B7 p
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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.0 @1 K9 g' R7 w) q$ z2 y
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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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