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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.7 Z. F: C8 C' B
现在孩子生死不明.
8 O% f7 S- E; m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.; R# ~& V- H- i
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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& t2 ]: v0 Z y& qConst. 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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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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9 V' o+ M4 a F3 t. w7 o7 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."3 D6 I! y& N b0 h
0 q A% D# V7 H9 oThe 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.+ F3 Q" O2 I; B6 z/ u
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.' I7 D L* ?; n. R7 G
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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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, ~2 c2 I3 g+ j$ O" yEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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8 g& \0 \5 j/ N& kLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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