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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./ _8 B2 q! t; s% }
现在孩子生死不明.
% }' O% `) S& t& H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.: p, S' @1 f1 K, 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. W- j, I7 N+ T- a2 C4 r- J1 b
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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.1 S/ k3 d. c) O" n. ]2 n
0 Z3 I3 z+ a; U4 ]2 m6 KVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.# H" r( ^ n4 Z0 [/ E
# W- R$ P" g; e, B+ M3 r) C/ C"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."$ k* g% V% b! I, g6 o6 z5 m$ J( M
3 |9 \ Y$ z# X' N" q) NThe 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.9 s3 K1 _0 s9 O6 d8 a/ t% c
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.' ^( o7 l* g8 B1 u' E9 ?: Q4 F; ~
$ V* m5 P. P. q7 Y) iPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation., q1 M7 _" i I/ [
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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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