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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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* n" s+ d1 z3 p" b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., A; w# p! H+ a; B# |, Y. v( z/ C
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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j1 Q2 ?7 E2 rConst. 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./ S3 ?7 l& J7 S; `7 f
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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, e. y8 f( H6 Q. X* D3 h"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."' c- h7 f) s# {% C% L9 `; p
6 M, A- l- @" ~( KThe 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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* W, K# H& {% STwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.1 x. f. P( [: C5 H
( \ n, @! o% A- [Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.# y+ i ? d$ H+ D7 U- X6 Q
$ d8 `4 c! m9 _# lEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.. m; Z! G& `. B- x. x7 m6 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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