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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.8 y4 i* T) O v/ R. L
现在孩子生死不明.( X3 Z: H! U. i: r1 O- F$ h
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.# V% ^6 C/ a5 ~$ J9 e4 s+ m# |
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.& B+ n+ G; j: j" J5 a; e
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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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2 b3 S1 s7 J& ^$ a8 h5 y8 D; RVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.9 V2 v) S8 n, C) p( {% x! `& i
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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."; N! V+ W, r$ e4 M8 v& k! {0 u/ W
" a! q; ]( L' c7 Y! c- KThe 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./ {% J, q8 S1 z& o! B" q
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.# B3 x( N: m5 |% q9 M1 h
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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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Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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& N! B- K+ s& G# q; |' b: ?Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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