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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( {1 K" C/ W/ a. }
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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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.* J! f6 ~2 F# p$ P8 N% a2 `( N
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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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# w/ m; T; R U9 e [+ V `. 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."4 B9 C {9 ?3 D: R6 C L+ H
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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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Edmonton 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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