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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.
* N: V( Z/ r& d8 U8 b现在孩子生死不明.
; _: v4 v7 W/ r4 M% l$ u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.7 N7 i4 W( t$ U2 q& ?. Q
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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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.! s5 k8 ?+ v( T8 C; R @
# M( K8 T5 d- \& \2 Z0 Y LVarious 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."
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' s& k q; E. 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.
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.* F( U# Y+ z# X2 V3 q
$ |! i z: i9 b/ q/ _Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.8 [0 \7 z2 z" q
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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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Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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