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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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. j) C1 E- c. U5 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.# S' A6 Z% S* g
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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8 u+ Y6 `' q9 x7 k" ~' y2 GConst. 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.4 I) a$ K0 H2 L# }
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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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"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."5 s" n. c! _9 I5 v% I! P+ s3 X9 W
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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.7 }5 F- [# N5 Y
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.- g3 L" Q+ x0 t) E% W; a, `
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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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& u9 l6 h# x! g/ r+ k! lEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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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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