Mercer County Sheriff Jack Kemler is set to host monthly child seat safety inspections.
Inspections are scheduled for the last Tuesday of the month; except for December, when there are no inspections because of New Years Eve.
Officers are set to inspect car seats from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Colonial Volunteer Fire Company, 810 Kuser Road, Hamilton.
Free child safety seat inspections are conducted by trained and certified Sheriff’s Officers. Sheriff Kemler said the inspection takes about 10 minutes.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and by 54 percent for toddlers. In many cases, children are either not properly buckled into their safety seats or parents do not realize that a booster seat is vital to ensuring children fit safely in their vehicle’s seat belt.
For more information contact Detective Jason Salvatore at (609) 278-7159.
