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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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1 ]8 e. V4 k) v, G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.4 Z6 \/ S. H* L3 z" k8 M4 {
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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5 F7 F! I( r& z! r: ~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., C' M. k* f* D4 Q6 d& U
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.5 H1 _. @- A! Z& L# U$ [
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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.: H6 x! c- n/ N9 i0 j$ z
5 K" ]! \( m q- d# {' I7 gTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.# n% { v0 q# I4 q$ l1 k2 L3 s8 f
! f3 J5 ]9 s3 e1 R' Z+ yPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.: J8 [# }. D( K T" `5 I7 q& c& l0 P
0 c6 N4 A; o; Q2 [) R4 SEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.+ z0 T/ U5 {6 c) e6 }- k
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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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