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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.. l& j2 {/ Z( r2 O( z/ e
现在孩子生死不明.! t/ U; d) @- v. M4 b1 z6 C9 R
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.! c. G' T# p+ C* i' b
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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c! B* z+ h9 D& _* UConst. 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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2 d/ t3 h3 v9 ]2 V, q+ T1 IVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.1 l% I, e: O4 H( S3 c
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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."+ d$ {6 v! {' e! y/ ?5 Z
1 {8 q5 P$ w% K: o) 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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8 n: U( }: n3 r2 ~4 H9 xTwo 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.
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5 r; f+ j, Q' p- D; p* ?$ ]( lEdmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.
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6 }* x/ ~9 Z* d n/ N$ [6 c1 eLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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