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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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# ~' F6 g/ B. vEdmonton 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.: \+ t5 Z7 n( A. L% c
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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.1 q) H2 x {. v, j
6 k/ V/ e/ Z% n, l& Y5 VVarious 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."
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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.) T5 ^+ V, j7 m6 _0 ]2 m
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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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. j9 }6 y! b: D5 I. wPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.: V8 i! Q8 T( H$ F: q6 f
1 `$ D X# n+ }6 B+ Q$ l7 YEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.8 W/ M. t3 a! \3 ~* ~: {+ r
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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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