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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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" [, p6 h. J8 I1 _( ?5 o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.0 U" j; [2 Q2 s. X Q) R# ^2 r% F
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.# e7 D, m+ M2 A& I" h
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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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6 o( t( |/ H) S& H7 U. `Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.5 F. a6 l9 H0 D( k2 O! d/ u; 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."! D6 C/ q. l9 l( K, w
" m0 B4 {# s3 iThe 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.6 D2 d4 m0 y6 X$ n$ L3 @ v
0 W! l/ m5 d r$ U$ V! ATwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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6 s" D" T$ @ e$ x* x$ EPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.+ y" _* p2 v0 K: i
5 o2 V$ m) `$ Z, NEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.# a4 l: V: b) ` l# a
4 D5 Y) V' I( y; o- JLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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