(Salt Lake City, UT) – Safe Kids Utah urges parents and caregivers to make sure their car seats and booster seats are properly installed during National Child Passenger Safety Week, observed September 17-23, 2017. Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable injury and death to children in the United States.
“Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death in a crash by as much as 71 percent,” said Cambree Applegate, Safe Kids Utah coordinator with the Utah Department of Health. Car seat inspections offer drivers the chance to receive assistance and guidance from certified car seat technicians regarding proper installation of their child safety and booster seats. “Car seats are complicated. We know parents and caregivers want what is best for those they love,” commented Applegate. “Taking time out of your day to get your car seats checked is a simple way to ensure children are travelling in the car safely.”
Free car seat checks will be held across Utah during September. Each event will have certified child passenger safety technicians on-site to help parents ensure their car seats are installed correctly. Technicians will also talk with parents and caregivers about what steps need to be taken as their child grows and best practices to make sure their child is as safe as possible while riding in a car. Events will be held:
- Saturday, Sept. 9 – “Ask the Car Seat Expert” from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Babies “R” Us in Midvale (1122 Fort Union Blvd, Midvale).
- Saturday, Sept. 9 – “Ask the Car Seat Expert” from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Babies “R” Us in Orem (106 East University Pkwy, Orem).
- Saturday, Sept. 9 – “Ask the Car Seat Expert” from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Babies “R” Us in Ogden (4042 Riverdale Road, Ogden).
- Saturday, Sept. 9 – Car seat checkpoint from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sanpete Valley Hospital (1100 South Medical Drive, Mt. Pleasant).
- Saturday, Sept. 9 – Car seat checkpoint from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Davis Hospital and Medical Center (1600 West Antelope Drive, Layton).
- Monday, Sept. 11 – Car seat education from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wasatch High School (930 South 500 East, Heber City).
- Tuesday, Sept. 12 – Car seat checkpoint from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Summit County Health Department (650 Round Valley Drive, Park City).
- Tuesday, Sept. 19 – Car seat checkpoint from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Weber-Morgan Health Department (477 23rd Street, Ogden). Appointments are required. Call 801-399-7186 to schedule.
- Tuesday, Sept. 19 – Car seat checkpoint from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Droubay Chevrolet (348 West Main, Delta).
- Wednesday, Sept. 20 – Car seat checkpoint from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Kidsville Early Learning Center (222 West Main, Grantsville).
- Thursday, Sept. 21 – Car seat checkpoint from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Hansen Motors (1175 S. Commerce Way, Brigham City).
- Thursday, Sept. 21 – Car seat class at 5 p.m. at the Utah County Health Department (151 South University Ave. Ste 2700, Provo). Call 801-851-7095 to register.
- Thursday, Sept. 21 – Car seat checkpoint from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Stewart’s Marketplace (245 West Hwy 40, Roosevelt).
- Friday, Sept. 22 – Car seat checkpoint from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Gus Paulos Chevrolet (4050 West 3500 South, West Valley City).
- Friday, Sept. 22 – Car seat checkpoint from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Utah County Health Department (151 South University Ave. Ste 2700, Provo). Appointments are required. Call 801-851-7095 to schedule.
- Monday, Sept. 25 – Car seat checkpoint from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Moab Regional Hospital (450 West Williams Way, Moab).
- Tuesday, Sept. 26 – Car seat checkpoint from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Royal Food Town (135 West Main, Loa).
- Thursday, Sept. 28 – Car seat checkpoint from 2:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Fillmore Elementary School (555 West 400 South, Fillmore).
- Friday, Sept. 29 – Car seat checkpoint from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Coral Hills Family Dental (181 West Center St, Kanab).
To learn more about how to keep your child safe in car, visit http://health.utah.gov/vipp/kids/child-passenger-safety or http://clickitutah.org/.
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Media Contacts:
Cambree Applegate
Safe Kids Utah
(o) 801-538-6852 (m) 435-862-8773
Tammy Kikuchi
(o) 801-538-6426