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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.9 p2 I9 C' Y8 i
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.1 S" U, ]7 q/ `
% e% x" l! r {8 XConst. 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." \4 d5 I, A. D* j1 y- G- T
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.% ~$ u# F( W- N c; G$ A
2 d, t! t" B! ]4 I"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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5 |+ |. [0 }1 VThe 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.& w9 a2 [& s8 c7 s2 T% m
2 V) e! M N0 c: v& N0 zPolice say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.
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2 }# c1 v9 k7 G' `Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.: Z" ]0 g5 M% O: ?% q
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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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