NMDOT to hold clinics for ‘Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week’

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Traffic Safety Division will be sponsoring car seat inspection clinics on Saturday, Sept. 21, as part of National Seat Check Saturday and National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week.

National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week is from Sept. 15- Sept. 21 and NMDOT will be holding a campaign that focuses on the importance of properly securing children in an appropriate car seat or booster, NMDOT said in a press release.

During the event on Saturday, parents and caregivers will work with nationally certified child passenger safety technicians.

Those who are interested in participating in the clinics, parents, and caregivers should bring their car seat, car seat manual, and vehicle manual, and the child should also be present if possible. The car seat inspections operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

NMDOT has provided a list of locations where the clinics will be taking place. The clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• Albuquerque (Northeast):
  • Kohl’s Parking Lot
  • 6800 Holly Avenue NE
• Albuquerque (Southeast)*:
  • Bernalillo County Fire Department Station #38
  • 3610 Prince Street SE
  • *This location will operate from 10 a.m. to noon
• Albuquerque:
  • New Mexico State Police District 5 Office
  • 2501 Carlisle Blvd. NE
• Carlsbad:
  • Walmart
  • 2401 S. Canal Street
• Clovis:
  • The Java Loft
  • 810 E. 21st Street
• Farmington:
  • JC Penny Parking Lot, Animas Mall
  • 4601 E. Main Street
• Las Cruces:
  • Doña Ana County Health Services Center
  • 1170 N. Solano Drive
• Las Vegas:
  • Harbor Freight/Hibbett Sports
  • 2500 7th Street
• Los Alamos:
  • Fire Station #6
  • 457 E. Road
• Rio Rancho:
  • Target Parking Lot
  • 4225 Crestview Drive SE
• Santa Fe:
  • Kohl’s Parking Lot
  • 4401 Cerrillos Road

For more information about National Child Passenger Safety Week and National Seat Check Saturday, or other child passenger safety information, call 505-856-6143 or visit www.safernm.org .

For more information about the New Mexico Department of Transportation, visit www.dot.nm.gov .

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