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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.$ o: a9 {+ }1 x) C, }, C2 O: H
现在孩子生死不明.
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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.( c" i8 r* H i; e: J$ G+ c
3 j3 N; d* B- h' y4 W' l% @3 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.7 `( ^ m$ S0 }$ n" p! I# m, z
, a$ c, j1 J, K* b% C) [$ H* tVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.6 ^! c5 T0 e- ?- 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."
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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.
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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.5 \# O( t1 S+ E. W$ P* @2 I
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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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2 b1 Q$ C* o' b9 s6 a- w4 ~Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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