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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.% Y; R9 O* b# a3 |! X8 e
现在孩子生死不明.
% k/ {% m$ L4 i) Q& Q' A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.5 m& ?1 m* @4 x8 S9 ?0 _, z" `7 y1 D3 @/ o
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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! c: A, m# r. f. l6 eConst. 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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: n7 J2 e9 X) J1 Q- {1 cVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 Y7 X; C T6 `! X
) x( u3 X4 X% Z; Y3 N"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."# {% C9 r5 k- k! @# d+ D
1 W. t" Q5 Z \, H4 r+ d* _- yThe 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.+ H/ g$ O! p/ I# Q3 a, m
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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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Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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% _% R" ~: P+ G f9 ~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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