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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.
; B3 Q& y; o$ Y) v) x现在孩子生死不明.
: g0 S) n$ U; ^( y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.
4 _. V( S5 v C1 o2 i: E9 ZEdmonton 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.$ _1 r# E- V# P& f1 N
' _: g! {* I2 |4 X$ D0 HConst. 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.' ^- J4 M0 M6 h. y- {# e8 y
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly., _" m2 ?& G7 G2 r2 ]7 `
5 K. v: f4 @! d& w: R; a"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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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.
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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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6 x7 ~. H' x! b: L4 l9 |2 \Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.! C, Y+ [. @% B; u0 X
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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.- w L, n5 [% b. T1 V5 j
; d5 G; z. @7 W4 h" g# K9 o$ mLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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