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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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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.) u3 T7 h& E* f+ x% K' W4 e
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.7 r2 e8 x: N$ ?# f- a7 V5 S
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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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/ v9 }% c( i" N& MVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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$ W. o) S" d4 o+ G"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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3 M) z7 G0 n" SThe 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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/ q9 k& H% o& w) K$ BTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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2 o% |! p, v: R5 W2 |3 N' xPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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& x9 z$ \) r2 S4 [- J% Z+ aEdmonton 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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