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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.' [% y! c$ p9 L) |3 {
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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.
; W) H' J! T8 c. o8 \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.0 B4 `& Y \. N9 I9 J3 t5 o
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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.
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Various surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.6 D' w; v1 @- Y7 N% E& U" L
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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."& u ~3 c, F5 I- K; N" Z1 {
4 P6 n5 t1 M( Q9 m6 R7 t$ J; IThe 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.9 V6 M- a( `; v! w0 C0 B# y% G
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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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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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Edmonton police, Capital Health and the Optimist Club hosted a free child restraint safety inspection clinic Wednesday at West Division station.6 e: U" n" }8 p
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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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