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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.) H: G7 P- \% `% S
现在孩子生死不明.
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' U# E- f2 O" n. ~8 VEdmonton 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.2 O7 x8 ^: [' {8 M, [& E
) a) \3 `4 V/ T6 a: ]/ SConst. 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.( f+ C9 E% @ ^& u& W0 Y( 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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"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."6 n6 q' W! }3 e0 ]" |# i
1 ^" S1 }2 ]. ^4 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.- N( H" Y" s4 E( x$ T1 s
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.. k/ N) [" }8 M0 v$ l
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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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0 x2 F0 N# ?3 S# l1 pEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.: s2 g: U+ x* @( B" [5 `
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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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