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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.: w% l' W. L" {9 n0 R
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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$ R; p" C5 U$ b/ S# k/ L: O. oConst. 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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) R3 _0 Q; R- \Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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6 ]; D6 ?+ j/ o. K) s" Q) N T"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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9 |* }& V J- f9 a+ ZThe 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.( K1 i7 i2 A; y) M5 m$ i) G- T3 @
% @8 m) u: }& e& v6 k @# h, t; iTwo 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 V& Z1 c9 ~. R
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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.' }, T7 W6 k w' o) n$ W1 E
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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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