USC Verdugo Hills hosts safety-seat checkup event for parents

By Sara CardineStaff Writer

April 5, 2017 5:18 PM PT

On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., parents of young children are invited to take part in USC Verdugo Hills Hopsital’s Safety Seat Checkup Day, where teams of certified child passenger safety technicians will provide free child seat inspections and adjustments.

The event is organized in cooperation with SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A., a national nonprofit organization that estimates more than 90% of the child seats checked during its National Safety Seat Checkup Week in 2016 were used incorrectly, putting children at risk.

Appointments can be made in advance by calling (310) 518-5111, or parents can stop by the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital parking lot, 1812 Verdugo Blvd., Glendale, though those without an appointment may experience long wait times.

Sara Cardine, sara.cardine@latimes.com

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Sara Cardine

Sara Cardine covers the city of Costa Mesa for the Daily Pilot. She comes from the La Cañada Valley Sun, where she spent six years as the news reporter covering La Cañada Flintridge and recently received a first-place Public Service Journalism award from the California News Publishers Assn. She’s also worked at the Pasadena Weekly, Stockton Record and Lodi-News Sentinel, which instilled in her a love for community news. (714) 966-4627