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Child Safety Seat Checkpoint July 11, 2020

Press Release # State
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The Knoxville Police Department will conduct a free child car seat checkpoint on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 917 E. Fifth Avenue.

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA), 80% of all child restraints are used incorrectly.

During the KPD checkpoint, child car seats will be checked by a certified car seat technician.

The technicians will provide instructions and demonstrate the correct way to install your child's car seat.

Directions from I-40: Take exit 389 (Broadway - Hall of Fame Drive exit), Take Hall of Fame Drive toward downtown, Go 0.4 of a mile and turn left onto East Fifth Avenue at the Fraternal Order of Police Building, go 0.1 of a mile and turn left into the parking lot after going under the railroad trestle.


For more information please call 865-215-7103.


Future child safety seat checkpoints will be held on these dates:


  • August 8, 2020

  • September 12, 2020

  • October 10, 2020

  • November 14, 2020

  • December 12, 2020


Learn more about the Knoxville Police Department at www.knoxvilletn.gov/kpd.




Dr. Gwen Ford I Believe Ministries