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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.& y# O$ P. {9 S4 u
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., h1 {" ^' \8 q5 ^8 k
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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.4 J9 `2 s$ i6 X$ d7 o1 G9 W) b7 Q
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 b2 C7 A, [) r8 o3 P
. n& p1 P j/ f* N8 w"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."; { L" v4 \: P9 R0 W
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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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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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! W! T. d7 g NPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.% ?; a6 z9 M8 p: H
8 W0 Y: p- P; m& `& Z7 l! p. g1 GEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.) A& z; v( w# F- w( e' @- Z* W
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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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