Are your kids in booster seats? If not, you can be ticketed beginning Wednesday

CLEVELAND — AAA East Central said the warning period for the new Ohio law which requires children 4 to 8 years under 4 feet 9 inches riding in a motor vehicle to be secured in a federally approved booster seat expired today.

Drivers will be ticketed beginning Wednesday if pulled over and children are not properly secured in booster seats, according to the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 4-8 in Ohio, and in a recent five-year period, 76 children in that age category were killed in car crashes, according to the department of public safety.

Child booster seats are designed for children 4- to 8-years-old and are a known lifesaver when properly used with lap shoulder belts.

More than 60 percent of parents and caregivers do not use booster seats, however, said Brian Newbacher, director of public affairs for AAA East Central.