A free car seat check event will be held on Friday, Nov. 1 in southeast Bakersfield, but you’d better get there early. The event sponsored by the Community Action Partnership of Kern will serve the first forty people who show up at the Friendship House Community Center on South MLK Jr. Boulevard. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 13. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 46% of car seats and booster seats are used incorrectly.