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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.) Z; t ]$ J: l4 {
现在孩子生死不明.) R/ {' U: o8 D; e0 ~) E
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.
3 Q# G3 I' P9 n) cEdmonton 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.1 h2 d! i; b0 N
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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./ D& T7 [6 i0 c5 f
A2 S8 C& w! z' YVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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1 d! G+ a# }$ u1 G" E3 A* a0 q"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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3 A; O4 {* D* a. R2 s# hTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.2 t" a$ g5 `* V0 J: F4 s$ Q9 s
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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 X7 u" S- x. M, d% ?
8 J. q4 `9 y$ ?( x9 l7 mEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station. U% c, i B) _5 _% X
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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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