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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.7 v, S/ c7 [) n& d* D2 R) M
现在孩子生死不明.
; o1 ~2 q. G6 H) o8 p X! @% T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.+ W, `3 K! e4 o) [# Q9 W
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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8 q$ R, ]9 ], }+ vConst. 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.0 h, S2 T% V/ p6 V9 e1 [- X
/ |* N# t2 `, K( _7 M* F8 h. oVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 Z2 h8 K ` T7 c" O7 [
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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."
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& u% j' w1 E( G0 O9 c3 ^ O) VThe 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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3 ]8 p& G! h4 _& E @* ? {, W2 _% LTwo 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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7 Q8 }" ?/ W. t# ~$ L+ h$ B7 i7 REdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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. d r: V3 ?4 O3 a) YLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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