Dalton Police Officers Participate in Child Safety Seat Check

Several members of the Dalton Police Department along with members of the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol, Whitfield County Fire Department, and the local chapter of the American Red Cross, recently held a child safety seat check at the Wal-Mart on East Walnut Avenue.

Officials were present to check child safety seats and provide information to residents regarding laws and safety of child restraints.

Officials standing by to check child safety seats at a recent safety seat check

The police department and the sheriff's office also provided impaired driver education through the use of their golf carts and impaired driver simulation goggles.  This involves the driver to wear goggles that simulate them being intoxicated and then require them to drive through a cone obstacle course.  "This shows the driver just how unsafe it is to drive while being impaired", says Officer Chris McDonald, Dalton Police Department's public information officer.

Golf carts used during the impaired driving simulation exercise

Retta Gavin of the Dalton chapter of the American Red Cross marks child safety seats prior to installation