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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.
! k) M1 i. l \现在孩子生死不明.
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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.$ M6 p0 a% q, t
/ Z: [ A8 i) v% ~/ B+ u7 ^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.
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4 H0 U# K6 {+ P& n8 U& f7 o9 a# o3 mVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 t) g6 D7 k# o0 m/ B( c0 v
9 R1 E8 V3 e0 F) {# _- K1 F3 G. B"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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4 C( F! \1 s3 `9 }* Z+ LThe 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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/ u' i' G# {; \, e3 r# hTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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# [2 X4 s: m# X5 Q' }5 m3 z0 [8 rPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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2 v7 z6 u0 |0 G, XEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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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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