The City of New Haven and the city’s health department highlighted the importance of children being properly secured in vehicles during National Child Passenger Safety week.
In a press conference held on Wednesday with city officials and health department officials, the health program director with the New Haven Health Department reminded families of the importance of having the correct car seat and ensuring it is installed properly.
“Car seats save lives. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration reports that over 11,000 children under the age of five have been saved by child safety restraints,” Tempestt Latham said.
Nationwide in 2022, there were 756 children killed in passenger vehicles and over 120,000 were injured, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
“In New Haven, there were 1,0009 crashes involving children under 18 and at least 70 times, a child was not restrained,” Mayor Justin Elicker said.
Elicker added …