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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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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.# y; Y, j- a5 z) q4 |
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.5 W7 ^" n' i: n* r/ `6 _ u7 D
! ~. O- z3 V3 ~* h8 }: L' u# @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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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.
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# [% J7 T% q% N8 p"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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; J3 I5 U" d5 C& U9 U' dThe 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.; v. n3 g, B( D. o5 n
* P3 s, K+ Z; R# o: S2 |- BTwo other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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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.9 O' h: K* Y. Q9 G& J3 m7 `8 k
7 H/ `: _2 b9 s( C$ g* dEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.7 }8 @) S# ]% D* G
# \7 ?/ c! }) f6 ]Last year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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