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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. x6 Z, M/ m* m. i
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.) \. J/ b' s' [* l3 U- Y
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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.. R' W. R$ [0 W! J2 t7 k! V6 `
: q' f. z: Y) B" _6 q' x7 P" n2 ~% IVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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; l0 c) S/ `; u"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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- z2 o3 R5 B0 m& r4 x. N$ xThe 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.3 N$ Q. a2 g& L* |' Q0 G" P; b
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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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) q/ U6 p3 c. Y9 a; s( u4 FPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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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.9 Q C3 D( I) t
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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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