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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.$ {0 j# z9 B. r; B
. Q7 y" S9 v6 [7 L" ^' d' CConst. 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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/ u) R/ W# N0 K e* A4 a' TVarious 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."8 ]" l6 i" i! D7 W; E( a
. F; d6 `# S) r' UThe 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.4 _5 ]" U {1 `5 S& J% I7 y8 \
' u2 }& O8 I. aPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.3 Y' e; M% r* X1 i
3 K" ?8 V; j, l0 N) X3 h5 Y4 TEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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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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