A Virginia mom of a 6-year-old girl is advocating for parents to make sure their child is properly buckled in a car seat or booster seat – every time. The Today Show reports the girl had not been in a booster seat one day in September when her father, who…
One minute, the sweet, bubbly toddler girl was playing in a garden in an open air mall with her older sister and nanny. Seconds later, she darted into the roadway, presumably to go play in a fountain outside a hotel across the street from the garden. Tragically, a 25-year-old driver…
A 4-year-old boy was killed and his 2-year-old sister severely injured after a box truck driven by an 18-year-old plowed into the back of their father’s vehicle early one Saturday morning. The 4-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Davenport by emergency workers, while his sister was flown to…
Safety features as well as advanced equipment, new technologies, and federal regulations can help prevent serious injuries in the event of an accident. While seat belts reduce the number of injuries and fatalities for adults, car seats have proven effective in helping to prevent serious injury and fatalities among young…
Car seats could soon for the very first time be required to protect children from injury and death in side-impact accidents under new regulations proposed by the government. According to the Los Angeles Times, officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently upgraded standards for car seats that…
Close to 40 percent of the children who were killed in passenger-vehicle accidents in the U.S. in 2011 were not in car seats or were not wearing a seat belt. And that why officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are stepping up and asking parents and guardians…
Car accidents don’t always refer to collisions. There are many other risks associated with our vehicles. One of the most dangerous is child injury, especially here in the Sunshine State. According to CNN, there have been at least 8 child fatalities this year resulting from kids being left in hot…
Did you know that three out of every four parents and guardians are installing their child’s car seat incorrectly? According to SaferCar.gov, car accidents continue to be the number one cause of death for children in the U.S. between the ages of 1 and 15. This is why it’s now…
Officials with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) and with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced the launch of Child Passenger Safety Week. During this time, safety officials would like to remind parents, guardians and caregivers to make sure that they have the right car seat for…
A fast-traveling pickup truck recently hit and killed a high school-aged bicyclist, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal. After the accident, the teen was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center and was listed in critical condition, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). He later died from injuries sustained during…