Tag Archives: Car Seats

Putnam County EMS will be checking car seats Sunday. Child passenger safety technician Drew Swink said they will be inspecting and helping out with the proper installation of car seats. He said it is important to ensure that people are correctly installing their car seats based on the size and age of their children. “Our number one goal is safety,” ... Read More »

McMinnville Police Department is hosting another child passenger seat inspection day this Saturday. The event is set up Lieutenant Mark Mara said the event sees some 60 to 70 percent of car seats installed incorrectly. “The most common mistake that they make is one they don’t have enough time to do it correctly,” Mara said. “And number two is they’re ... Read More »

McMinnville law enforcement and the fire department will be checking car seats for safety Saturday. Police Lieutenant Mark Mara said they see a lot of installation mistakes, wrong size car seats and expired seats. Mara said they’ve seen a number of car accidents where a childs seat was not installed correctly. “We’ve had traffic stops where it wasn’t done correctly ... Read More »