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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.# F0 Y( z& t7 q& ~4 N
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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.: J! C8 I$ Z. v& ?" v
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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Const. 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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3 r2 K- N# u X" T5 ^Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.1 g6 y8 |" i) Z
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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."1 O7 i0 h; J, W# M8 e1 ~4 q
4 L/ ]7 w9 |. D$ R& B4 [( S# cThe 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.& U- g- q$ t0 s: x5 C
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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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$ t) m$ ^0 f C5 O4 hEdmonton 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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