SEVERAL CAR SEAT CLINICS ARE BEING HELD ACROSS THE STATE IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK.

THERE IS SORT OF AN ART TO SECURING CAR SEATS IN YOUR VEHICLE…AND TRAINED SPECIALISTS CAN HELP PARENTS GET IT RIGHT AT THE CLINICS. JONLEE ANDERLE WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION SAYS THIS IS A VITAL STEP.

CAR CRASHES ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN AGES 1-13. HAVING THE CORRECT CAR SEAT FOR YOUR CHILD’S HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND AGE CORRECTLY SECURED CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE SAYS JOHN KURZATKOWSKI…WHOSE YOUNG DAUGHTERS SURVIVED A CAR ACCIDENT TWO YEARS AGO.

MORE THAN 100 CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS ARE AVAILABLE THIS WEEK INCLUDING 50 THIS SATURDAY. TO FIND ONE NEAR YOU…VISIT: BUCKLE UP ILLINOIS DOT ORG.