| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 8066 | 2014-10-23 | Troop L | Free Child Safety Seat Check Event in Mandeville, La. |
TROOP L - NEWS RELEASE October 22, 2014 Free Child Safety Seat Check Event in Mandeville, La. Mandeville – On Saturday, October 25, 2014, Louisiana State Police Troop L, LSU Interim Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center and the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force will be hosting a free child safety seat inspection station. The inspection station will be at the offices of Pontchartrain Hematology and Oncology and Soine Dermatology located at 120 Lakeview Circle, Mandeville, La. 70471 across from Lakeview Regional Medical Center from 10 am – 1 pm, no appointments necessary. This service is FREE to anyone who wishes to have their child seats inspected and installed properly by certified child safety technicians. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children. Many deaths and injuries can be prevented simply by properly using child safety seats. Over the past three decades, approximately 9,000 lives have been saved by the use of child restraints according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Research has shown that approximately 96% of child safety seats are installed improperly; therefore, it is important that caregivers ensure children are properly restrained in an appropriate child safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt anytime they are traveling in a vehicle. State Police, LSU Interim Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center and the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force urge the public to visit us this Saturday, October 25, 2014 and speak with a technician that will show the parent/caregiver how to properly install the child restraint and ensure that the child is in the appropriate age/weight child seat. Also, all LSP troops are child seat inspection/fitting stations. To locate additional inspection stations in your area, please go to http://www.lsp.org/public.html for state troop locations and information or www.facebook.com/BuckleUpLouisiana for additional state funded inspection stations and events throughout Louisiana. Buckle Up!! Seatbelts Save Lives!! Contact Information: M/T Greg Marchand Louisiana State Police Public Affairs Section – Troop L Office: (985) 893-6236 Cell: (504) 650-5303 Greg.marchand@la.gov www.LSP.org www.facebook.com/LouisianaStatePolice | |||
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