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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.) _! V% i; T8 \& L( U
现在孩子生死不明.
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% }. G0 f/ V4 f. yEdmonton 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.9 O/ l/ P* s3 }( U
+ p1 ] `( W' \' u. c8 _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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" I2 `! @) M: h3 p4 u/ n( kVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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6 X9 G: f2 } w+ @2 t3 X( M"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.5 @: U8 _4 N2 R D
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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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+ ^) U5 \; M' M- i5 V3 CPolice 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., a% } z+ y- m$ o$ q% }
. r$ Y+ a5 ^5 O8 wLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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