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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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# X- Q, N- y, zEdmonton 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.; t5 V8 e6 l2 d
$ I* m; B7 F' IConst. 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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3 \. q" X. {$ c0 c- \( _1 dVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly./ |) P+ P$ F' K; j3 K
. n" ^% @8 |9 x* s/ 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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0 \1 v2 j# u$ O2 a4 O/ |7 W5 AThe 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.. {. ]# Z- `3 A/ v V% R2 F
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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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! a; R' a" Q! ?9 i# KPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.' T$ Q2 B0 M# e& B2 _
1 z h6 T! c0 H9 E$ C. ~2 y$ f: a6 YEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.) } S* J* N4 B% x7 F' b
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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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