{"id":1435409,"date":"2025-08-18T16:44:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1435409"},"modified":"2025-08-20T01:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T06:29:53","slug":"txdot-and-ut-health-hold-free-child-car-seat-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1435409","title":{"rendered":"TxDOT and UT Health hold free child car seat inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-164226-e1755553394124-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1435410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-164226-e1755553394124-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-164226-e1755553394124-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-164226-e1755553394124.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>JACKSONVILLE &#8211;  UT Health Jacksonville and the Texas Department of Transportation partnered on Monday to hold free child car seat inspections for the public.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from our news partner KETK, the event is being held at UT Health Jacksonville\u2019s front parking lot from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with no registration or appointment requirements. This safety check can help give parents piece of mind that they\u2019re children are protected while riding in a vehicle. Certified child passenger safety technicians are on site to inspect appropriate harnessing, correct seat type and size, direction and placement, expiration dates, seat condition, and proper installation and positioning.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p> A safety check is not the only service being provided at this event; however, a limited number of car seats are available for those who need a replacement. Parents with young children can also learn more about which equipment is appropriate for their child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the new school year, football games and community events around the corner, many families will be on the road,\u201d UT Health Jacksonville Clinical Educator Da\u2019Marion Greenwood said. \u201cThis free car seat safety check helps ensure our youngest passengers are secure and protected. Whether you\u2019re a new parent, expecting, or simply want peace of mind, we invite you to stop by and take advantage of this service.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JACKSONVILLE &#8211; UT Health Jacksonville and the Texas Department of Transportation partnered on Monday to hold free child car seat inspections for the public. According to a report from our news partner KETK, the event is being held at UT Health Jacksonville\u2019s front parking lot from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with no registration or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1435409\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TxDOT and UT Health hold free child car seat inspections<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1435432,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-164226-e1755553394124-200x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1435409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-08 02:51:57","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-164226-e1755553394124-200x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1435409"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1435699,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435409\/revisions\/1435699"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1435432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1435409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1435409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1435409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}