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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.& N4 N& h8 e- q# U6 k* o& @
现在孩子生死不明.7 B" K8 L5 v% S
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.
! s# _7 ^; N/ |; G6 R `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 b: C3 o% m6 i( D0 D/ |; i8 vConst. 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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4 r6 n+ L$ Q4 t, S6 oVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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8 K. B' c4 x2 ^2 M2 I2 J- O"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."; d. b$ ]2 G$ s$ k7 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.* g9 ]- f+ _# B& U* c
' A9 Z! c8 w+ Y! K Z. R9 v# ETwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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9 O [6 H1 s% Q2 i+ v" ]4 ~9 xEdmonton 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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