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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.
: l$ V/ w- V4 X6 c5 r现在孩子生死不明.
9 l' f% I5 @% [1 X6 U7 S8 d; p+ h- V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.
' J8 N; m- L3 F5 V/ G0 D+ REdmonton 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.3 F/ A1 R% j' u0 y- {' i- u
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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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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.. c) Z. {9 H( g( d( d# c) ~
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"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 J7 F; B. p, r) |2 j
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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.6 @, ^3 X8 Q& ?5 y8 }& Y
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+ A' v" x4 ]* X* r: APolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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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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