Get Your Car Seat Checked, Installed Today

Everyone has a chance to get their car seats installed or checked today in .

The car seat check, from 9 a.m. to noon at , is being hosted by Safe Kids of McHenry County with assistance from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, , McHenry County Health Department and Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Traffic Safety.

Child Passenger Safety technicians will be available to educate and assist parents and caregivers with correct installation and use of car safety seats. As of Jan. 1, everyone, no matter the age or seating position, is required to wear a safety belt. Those at the event will be available to answer any questions regarding child passenger safety recommendations and the new law regarding passengers wearing a safety belt.

For additional information on child passenger safety and where to locate a check seat event near you, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website www.nhtsa.gov For more information regarding the event, contact Officer Kimberley Shipbaugh of the Crystal Lake Police Department at (815)459-2020.