Is Your Child Riding Safe? Get A Free Inspection Today.
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013
It’s not always easy to know how to correctly secure children in car seats in all types of vehicles. Three out of four parents in Delaware do not install their child’s car seat properly. So one week each year, Delaware and the rest of the nation celebrate National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week. This special week, September 15th – 21st, is dedicated to promoting the correct and consistent use of child safety seats. Children using incorrectly installed car seats face dramatically increased rates of death and injury in the event of a crash.
Emergency Response Exercise Scheduled
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Monday, September 9, 2013
Emergency responders from New Castle County, the Town of Townsend, and Christiana Hospital will participate in an exercise…
AT&T, DELAWARE OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TO KICK OFF IT CAN WAIT® CAMPAIGN IN FIRST STATE
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2013
AT&T and the Delaware Office of Highway Safety are teaming up to discourage texting while driving in the First State as part of the nationwide It Can Wait movement. Fans who attend the Saturday, September 7, 2013, “Route 1 Rivalry” game between the University of Delaware and Delaware State University will have a chance to “drive” a special simulator that demonstrates the deadly consequences of texting while driving. The simulator will be set up in the Fan Zone at Delaware Stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
DUI Checkpoints Continue
Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2013
A total of eighty-eight (88) people were arrested statewide last week for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs. Of those 88 individuals, eleven (11) were arrested at Checkpoint Strikeforce DUI checkpoints over the Labor Day weekend. Statewide, there have been 2,823 DUI arrests made in Delaware this year.
National Emergency Preparedness Month Urges Delawareans to Think Ahead
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Governor Jack Markell and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined emergency management leaders from Delaware to urge Delawareans to make sure their homes, businesses and loved ones are prepared for an emergency, as a part of National Emergency Preparedness Month.
