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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.3 }% j1 k) H. U8 s) c* z' s
现在孩子生死不明.
. x% M9 y5 L/ U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.4 o% Y; v1 K6 e0 P% l: Y
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.6 D1 @7 [* F% R; i$ n) L
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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.* K5 Q$ j) {8 v3 g
+ }, W9 c+ }" ZVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.! J; W1 o8 Y8 P: S7 D
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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."
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$ F. N/ N" M: Q6 y# qThe 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.- U* ^; B' U( U9 \" R; a6 _
7 C9 C2 [+ S2 N( w- J) CPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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. l Z. ?: ?: C7 u! L) dEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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8 z2 C+ c1 o% X! o$ ^5 PLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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