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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.; f6 U- ?* ~/ ?& V, ?
现在孩子生死不明.% d7 ]' B8 d% n* e c+ V0 d4 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.
7 `3 \/ D8 M& 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.
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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.
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( e! y; D# u' [9 T1 D m! xVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.! m% d% O/ J" E+ U8 t7 J6 m8 N3 x1 b
* L c" j( h7 _! X6 f! c"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."$ N( J/ |: e8 w$ b1 c1 e
) { }8 v# k! S' m7 I& A) B+ z# M* JThe 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.+ B# N* }6 U0 n9 f8 R. f8 l
8 T5 U7 o9 Q% ^3 A2 S) QTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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$ k$ b* h( `! U# L: CPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.' u8 N8 {. V7 S; O7 _, V0 ^
. T- H6 I- ]7 p- |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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( g) B- o: L8 y0 u# F$ J2 _, O: T4 [Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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