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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.
& l( W X3 b# Z7 j7 h: N% 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.
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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.4 L7 ^3 C+ \* g- t9 H- ~
A9 C0 R7 n3 T3 RVarious surveys have found that up to 90 per cent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly.9 S5 y6 t9 R9 L0 z1 o- J
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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."% @8 p4 M+ K4 e3 n
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The 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.2 L9 X! I/ n. h7 M* Y9 \; @: f
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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.1 G* F% ?% V( R. L0 Y" k
% `- b* [0 u/ M2 d2 lLast year, they inspected 73 car seats and found 59 per cent weren't being used correctly. |
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