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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.4 k4 _7 U6 t t0 P& F2 Q
现在孩子生死不明.
. v! M) }1 A) m. t8 ^' P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.: T z& U0 M; V4 b* l' D
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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# R' @2 s& E o) ]3 xConst. 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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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.3 C+ n A2 r* M; j# ~) f/ W$ f
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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.": J& B3 J$ d( Q+ t5 S8 }. P6 T
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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.$ |) |+ w/ x& L J4 `
; f' J! K9 u& v$ B8 xTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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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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) P6 M; {8 q& c9 w2 e; X' v4 HLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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