Child Passenger Safety Week seat check events happening across Idaho

A nurse talks with a mother about child passenger safety while a young child sits in a car seat.

BOISE – The Idaho Office of Highway Safety (OHS) would like your support for Child Passenger Safety Week from Sept. 18-24, and National Seat Check Saturday on Sept. 24.

In 2021, five children under the age of 7 were killed in crashes in Idaho. Four of those children were unrestrained. “It is so important for caregivers to be educated in car seat safety,” said OHS Child Passenger Safety Program Manager Tabitha Smith.

This week, Idaho has multiple dates and locations for parents and caregivers to check their car seats for proper installation. Certified Technicians will be on site:

Monday, Sept. 19

  • St. Mary’s Hospital, Cottonwood – Sept. 19, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 20

  • Orofino City Park, Orofino – Sept. 20, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 21

  • Fitness Building at Timbee Hall, Fort Hall – Sept. 21, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 22

  • Syringa Hospital, Grangeville – Sept. 22, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital, Malad City – Sept. 22, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 23

  • Bear Lake County Fire Station, Montpelier – Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Kamiah Middle School, Kamiah – Sept. 23, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24

  • Pocatello Police Department, Pocatello – Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Steele Memorial Medical Center, Salmon – Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Grease Monkey Channing Way, Idaho Falls – Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Thrive Pediatrics, Meridian – Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Tomlinson South Meridian YMCA, Meridian – Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Second Judicial District CASA, Lewiston – Sept. 24, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Con Paulos Chevrolet, Jerome – Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

More information about car seat safety is available at https://shift-idaho.org/child-passenger-safety/.

For questions, contact Carma McKinnon, Child Passenger Safety Statewide Coordinator, at (208) 742-1683 or carma@lemhicountyidaho.org.