Safe Kids East Central at the MCG Children’s Medical Center recently received a $50,000 Mobile Car Seat Check Up Van from Chevrolet and Safe Kids Worldwide. The new mobile unit will make car seat inspections available to families in their own neighborhoods, shopping centers and other convenient locations.

"Motor vehicle crashes due to the non-use or incorrect use of car seats remain the leading cause of accidental injury death to children 14 and under in the U.S. The families in our community and the surrounding area will benefit from the added resources and mobility that the van will provide," said Rene Hopkins, RN, Safe Kids Coordinator.

The bright yellow and blue van is specially designed and equipped to provide free inspections, during which Safe Kids technicians will ensure that car seats are correctly installed, and teach families how to correctly install and use car seats. The van will also provide other types of safety education throughout the area.

The Safe Kids van joins a fleet of 119 such vehicles donated by Chevy to Safe Kids coalitions across the U.S.

To find out more about upcoming car seat inspections or for more information on Safe Kids, call 706-721-KIDS.

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