Child safety seat inspections planned

Posted by Press Release on November 17, 2014

Pennsylvania State Police want to remind residents that motor-vehicle crashes are a leading killer of children aged 1 to 13.

To reduce those fatalities, police will be conducting free child-safety seat inspections in conjunction with the Cllick It or Ticket campaign during National Child Passenger Safety Week. Certified child passenger safety technicians will check seats for proper installation and advise parents on choosing the right seats, a police press release said.

Anyone who transports a child under 4 must fasten the child in an approved child safety seat. Children aged 4 to 8 must be secured with a seat belt as well as a child booster seat.

To schedule an appointment on Monday, Nov. 24, between 3 and 7 p.m. at the Avondale Fire Company, 23 Firehouse Way in Avondale, contact Trooper Samantha Minnucci from the Avondale barracks at 610-268-2102.

The Embreeville barracks will conduct inspections at the West Bradford Fire Company substation at Marshalton-Thorndale and Poorhouse Roads on Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are recommended; call Trooper Waleska Gonzalez at 610-486-6280 to schedule one.

The Media barracks did not provide any information on its schedule.