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ORPD has car seat checkpoint at Preschool on Wednesday

Posted at 4:24 pm October 22, 2019
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There is a free child passenger seat checkpoint in Oak Ridge on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

The Oak Ridge Police Department, in partnership with East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, will conduct a free drive-through car seat check again on Wednesday.

There was a car seat check on Tuesday, October 22, and another on Wednesday, October 23, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Officers will be set up across the street from Oak Ridge Preschool, located at 304 New York Avenue, a press release said. Parents and caregivers are invited to stop by with no need to pre-register, the press release said.

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Clinton Fire Department has car seat checkpoint on Tuesday

Posted at 3:49 am June 2, 2015
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The Clinton Fire Department’s monthly car seat checkpoint is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2.

The event, held at Clinton Fire Station Number One (across from Big Lots), is inside the fire truck bays, so rain or shine, they will be checking seats, a press release said. Technicians from the Clinton Fire Department, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Anderson County EMS, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, and the Safe Kids Coalition will be on hand to check out your child’s car seat.

Statistics show that more than 80 percent of all child passenger seats are not installed correctly, potentially putting the child at greater risk in the event of a vehicle crash, the press release said. [Read more…]

ORPD has car seat checkpoint at Preschool on Wednesday

Clinton Fire Department has car seat checkpoint on Tuesday

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