State Police to Participate in C.H.A.D. project

STATEWIDE – The West Virginia State Police has entered into a partnership with the Pilot Club of Greater Kanawha Valley to distribute C.H.A.D. stickers across the state.

The C.H.A.D. (Children Have An iDentity) project began as the result of a traffic crash involving a 13-month-old boy named Chad. Chad’s babysitter, who was driving the car, was killed in the crash. Chad was injured, but a problem arose when the rescue workers at the scene did not know the child’s identity. Fortunately, an emergency room nurse recognized Chad and was able to notify his parents.

The stickers were developed to better assist rescue workers in identifying child safety seat bound children involved in crashes. It is vital that children who cannot speak for themselves be identified for medical treatment and notification of family.

The West Virginia State Police has placed CHAD stickers in every detachment in the state for dissemination to the public. We encourage everyone who still has a child in a safety seat to pick up a sticker for each child, fill out the pertinent information and place it in the corner under the cushion or center back of the child seat.

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