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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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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.* {$ p) l9 t. V7 H8 R) d
5 `2 I, N& W. N7 BConst. 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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' o* |- D- z/ z; j, nVarious 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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: y1 ~ g. a+ q% nThe 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.9 Y+ i* a2 a3 C3 ^
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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) ^- p8 p/ u) h& uPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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" a6 ~2 _' `2 @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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X% ^* }% @; u" n) N8 m% q! cLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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