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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.1 A$ J8 A% O2 I+ v0 u; ~
现在孩子生死不明.7 ^- R( [7 R+ Q: b" b
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.8 k: @, L! D0 _; n7 ]" U; B
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.
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7 y$ {4 |- s$ |/ K* EConst. 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.0 b0 @, |: r$ J
% Q/ ]2 k' u8 T) U: `Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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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."8 p' F R( X& \1 r8 r# k
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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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/ c6 Z) D/ i( |Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.( n& J- {9 x* |7 b
7 r& _ l7 U9 pPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.2 ^2 m6 Z8 k E. c$ I
7 u) {5 A' t; Q* d# m6 V+ JEdmonton 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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