Danvers Police To Provide Child Safety Seats To Those in Need

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The Danvers Police Department has received a $1500 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division to expand its children passenger safety efforts. Danvers is one of 28 communities in the Commonwealth awarded Child Passenger Safety Equipment grants, totaling $42,500, in federal funding for non-profits and municipal departments to reduce motor vehicle fatalities and injuries involving children. 

The grants will be used primarily to purchase child safety seats for free distribution to parents and caregivers in need. Nationwide, traffic crashes are the leading cuase of death for children agres three to 14. Properly installed child safety seats have been proven to reduce the risk of death and injury in crashes. It is estimated that 75 percent of child passenger safety equipment is installed incorrectly. 

"In this economy, more families and caregivers in our community find themselves financially strapped. With this grand, the Danvers Police can better serve those residents who find it difficult to afford child safety, and booster seats to protect their children from death or injure in a motor vehicle crash," said Chief Neil Ouellette. "We can also assist residents in the proper installation of child safety seats and booster seats by contacting the Police Department to work with one of our technicians."

The Danvers Police Department will check and install seats whenever a technician is on duty. Residents should call the Police Department to see if a technician is on duty and they will check and install seats. 

For more information on how to obtain or properly install child passenger restraints, call the Danvers Police Community services division at 978-774-1213 ext. 134 or the Mass. Child Passenger Safety Hotline at 1-877-392-5956 or go to mass.gov/childsafetyseats.