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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.
( O" u; \2 A( S/ s6 v9 k: aEdmonton 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.$ H% R) ~5 N% I3 }) |
: F9 N6 h5 _8 H- w8 G3 pConst. 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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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."
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5 p, h( ?1 F8 KThe 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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4 n9 j9 S- |: R U- B( D) dTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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e2 ^$ H0 Z6 m+ w7 I& | DPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.) n9 C2 S3 N: I3 A2 t7 R0 P
4 y1 Y2 L& H, h& ]( O: PEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.3 b% F/ j/ Q4 O4 ^$ K4 y0 h# z
+ C; _( E$ o) ILast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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