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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.. A* D- P4 U" B* t/ F5 a
现在孩子生死不明.& a: d: ?. e! R; H5 @/ i. S, y1 t
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.
# ]3 p E/ p( A1 m5 B- M2 q5 EEdmonton 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.* x- T$ u* f( u' ^' [# C
7 u( A6 l: r+ v+ K& B: _: {2 t! gConst. 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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0 b# D6 m1 \! x4 P+ [. Y* v"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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! d1 F; z, r/ s( sThe 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.! x- K1 f6 g4 k
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Two other children in the same car were uninjured. No one in the second vehicle sustained any injuries.
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8 O3 H; R5 L8 p b, @& [Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation.; [4 i4 ?, [( z+ d4 ~) ]8 R
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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./ [- D% }" Q8 M! a
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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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