Traci Edwards, Dustin’s aunt, started the family in the direction of child passenger safety. She promised Dustin that she would do everything possible to promote child passenger safety. She served as a certifiied Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technician. She works as a volunteer with Houston Safe Kids. Talk to Traci at tracilynn@ev1.net

Sherry is Dustin's step-mother and participated as a Child Passenger Safety Technician beginning in February, 2003. CPS advocates work with State and local authorities to promote the correct use and installation of appropriate child safety seats. Connect to Sherry's email stucknmud1996@hotmail.com

Chris Edwards, Dustin’s father, gave an interview with the CBS television station in Little Rock and later made a public service announcement, which ran for over 2 years on that station. He speaks to CPST training sessions and spoke at the National Safe Kids Leadership Conference in Washington DC in October of 2002. He served as a CPS Technician beginning in April of 2004. Talk to Chris at rattle89@hotmail.com

Carmen Edwards, Dustin’s grandmother, tells Dustin’s story every chance she gets. She spoke at a news conference presented by the National Automobile Dealers Association in Houston, September 23, 2004. She speaks to child passenger safety training groups. Talk to Carmen at carmen1@houston.rr.com .

Dustin's family's grief energized them to become involved in publicity campaigns and events to educate the public about the importance of proper child passenger protection. They participate in enforcement campaigns, as well as endorse publicity to raise public awareness of the law and its enforcement. Many parents and others who transport children do not understand the potential deadly results from a child seat or booster seat that is not properly used and secured in a vehicle.

Chris, Sherry, and Traci received training to become certified CPS Technicians. The CPS Technician training course provides instruction in crash dynamics, injury prevention strategies, and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The course, 32-hours minimum and generally held over a four or five-day period, is taught through a combination of lectures, discussions of new issues, role playing and hands-on practice with a wide variety of child restraint and vehicle belt systems. In order to be eligible for certification, students must pass both written and hands-on skills tests. An additional requirement for successful completion of the course is active participation in a "real world" CPS checkup clinic. CPS Technicians share their skills by demonstrating proper use and installations of child restraints and seat belts to the public. NHTSA’s web site at www.nhtsa.dot.gov has links to email contact for CPST training in every state. Click on “State CPS Training Contacts."