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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.
7 s' h. v* b) M7 ]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 k+ L; ^. e+ j, D" E( n$ y
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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.: z5 e* C; w* @. i
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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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! I# C% [( v' o: Z. C"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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4 }# N% P* D ? I4 K, i7 S: R) |% M1 pThe 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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Police say speed may have been a factor in the collision, but it could take weeks to wrap up the investigation. J2 {( p1 j1 x& O+ @; v
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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.
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