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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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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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, _2 m$ W5 u9 c' g8 i6 }. ZConst. 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.# j5 M: [0 G- B1 ^ Q2 u0 b
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.1 ]6 s! {: s4 w$ e0 ], z# a
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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."/ ] y* \% z& F( i4 s$ |
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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.
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.0 x+ G; @1 {7 U* L. s$ Z8 |
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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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6 N2 |5 Z( s; |* T2 A% _Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.: L. |- o! T7 E' j0 F
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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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