Mock crash delivers message about teen drinking
Submitted by Scott Richardson on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:29am
May 4 2009 11:25 am
May 13 2009 11:25 am
DEAD AT THE SCENE!
That will be the fate of two characters in the mock car crash planned for Wednesday, May 13, at Northfield High School. The fatalities will be an adult and a teenager, fictional casualties of an under-aged drinking and driving episode.
The event, called “One For the Road,” is a reality-based portrayal of a car crash and the subsequent response by first responders, emergency medical personnel and law enforcement agencies. The audience will be some 600 juniors and seniors at Northfield High School
According to Brian Edwards, manager of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Northfield Hospital & Clinics and a coordinator of the event, the purpose of the exercise is to impress upon students the serious consequences of drinking and driving.
“This exercise is designed to deliver an emotional punch,” said Edwards. “We want students to understand on a gut level what can happen when students engage in risky behavior.”
There will be an explosion to simulate a car crash. When the smoke clears, students will witness a realistic portrayal of the carnage that follows an accident. There will be multiple injuries and two fatalities. The Jaws of Life will be used to extricate accident victims from their cars --- all of this in real time.
Connie and Nathan Backstrom of Farmington will be the impact speakers following the crash simulation. Their three sons were victims of a drunk-driving incident in 2004.
The event will be held at the Northfield High School’s east parking lot. It will begin at 1p.m. The public is invited to attend.
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Agencies participating in the event are: Emergency Medical Services, Northfield Hospital & Clinics; Northfield Police; Northfield Rescue Squad; Northfield Street Department; Rice County Sheriff’s Department; Northfield High School; SADD; Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use; Northfield Healthy Community Initiative; Rice County Safe Communities Coalition; Minnesota State Patrol; North AirCare; MADD – Rice County; Benson and Langehough Funeral Home; and Northfield Union of Youth (KEY).
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