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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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& u) c( ?+ {' K; W! G) t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.$ e2 W7 m2 u' k* s: a% F1 P5 b7 t5 A
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.* l' Y/ m# a U
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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., r# {- n5 K" k
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.; c$ t/ W, h8 h" G. q; |7 B
* b9 E' X5 a6 G* w"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."+ z2 k% y" `+ b, w8 X
/ c$ k& I1 |3 q: Z7 JThe 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.
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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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, m1 I! _9 c% J2 J* kPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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% z J. I7 i7 L8 t4 k& T& u; AEdmonton 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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