Free Car Seat Safety Checks To Be Offered At This Alexandria Event

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office will provide free car seat safety checks at an event on Saturday, the ASO announced.

At the event, nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will inspect existing car seat installations, help parents and caregivers install seats correctly, adjust harnesses to fit each child and check seats for recalls and expiration dates, the ASO says. Technicians will also walk families through setting up a car seat on their own.

Anyone wanting a check should bring their vehicle, the vehicle’s owner's manual, the child safety seat they’d like inspected or installed and the car seat’s manual.

Most checks only take a few minutes, ASO says.

The event will be held on Oct. 17 in the visitor parking lot of the Alexandria Public Safety Center at 2003 Mill Road in Alexandria from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Registration is not required, but completing the inspection forms available on the ASO website in advance will make registration at the event go faster.

For additional information about the program or upcoming events, visit www.alexandriava.gov/sheriff/car-seat-safety-program.