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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. l0 A; g- z8 d
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. N( |9 }' d9 `' L; C/ v
# n I/ B6 w# [7 e4 hConst. 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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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.! Y8 Q; c/ N; N" y* y2 |1 B# 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."& H8 \6 m- `2 B
; U7 s4 `) h& _, ^; b5 C' F8 gThe 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.7 E% q- S6 U8 u# G5 Y/ ]
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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.
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& w" ]* u% L! O! x$ h. ?Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.6 \" S0 V& I' v) ?7 y
( t1 _0 X- A+ O$ @Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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