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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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# z/ u3 X# o' D2 [' a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 d0 t1 R+ R" E; d, WEdmonton 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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2 v" q! z; j4 w0 m* E( Z6 ~ DConst. 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.# Z% q3 V' f& a$ U, L; @5 ^
5 b, Q5 i1 F% c9 H: ]Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.8 x# a: H* r6 _: |; W
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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.", R$ C3 P. t( K$ \& ^ C
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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.& v! Y; _5 ]' E0 L5 C
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.8 m2 M; n/ _% \* j
/ E+ T8 N# Z8 r( V3 XPolice 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.* v5 s6 t+ q; V: t5 i
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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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