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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.) V6 E' G: ?6 y8 K) s2 z
现在孩子生死不明.
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5 z5 ]- n% F$ I- Y3 T2 JEdmonton 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.! E }4 Z% V& [3 S
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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.5 g7 a: M# }8 Q* y. w
4 N0 D# {- H% S; C3 ]: Z: xVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.6 E! s5 w; D+ B- s
4 N# C3 f- w0 o. t1 N* t2 t"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."- P1 p. `4 B' J9 V1 y% e( \8 x( D
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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. z: q7 L1 I$ H" _
1 I( v" r8 h+ [. d: i. C) ATwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.) j9 r N3 d" r: z0 O" H
+ O$ t& I- ?" i1 f1 v- o' fPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.! \+ @) h# j% T0 S* R0 I# m
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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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