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2009 MOCK CRASH

2009 MOCK CRASH 

100 Proof Inc. would like to thank our special guest speaker, former Arkansas Razorback and Dallas Cowboys football player Anthony Lucas

From L to R: Deputy Jeremy McMahan-Conway County Sheriff Dept., Trp. Eric Lee-Arkansas State Police, Deputy Josh Cannon-CCSO, Anthony Lucas, Deputy Shane West-CCSO, Cpl. Brigham Jones-ASP, Deputy Jonathan Trafford-CCSO, Officer Trenton Anderson-Morrilton Police Dept., In Front: Officer Phil Blaylock-MPD.

 

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Article from Today's THV Website

April 3rd, 2009

Students in Conway County got a lesson Friday on how prom night can go bad quickly. This, as first responders set up a mock car crash involving a drunk driver. Many hope this event will prevent injury and even death.

It wasn't real but everything sounded, looked, and felt just like it was. In the scenario the drunk driver and passenger, both students, were in a car that had flipped onto another one. Both were hurt but OK.

The other car had several people in it, all students. One of them was ejected through the windshield and killed. Others were trapped inside.

Hundreds of students watched from schools all around the Morrilton area.

Lindsey Jennings, a 12th-grader says, "It was scary. One of my best friends was thrown through the windshield. It was hard to see her like that."

12th-grader Ashley Forwe says, "It was real. It was augh, I don't know; blood and yuk!"

For the greatest impact possible those who staged the crash even used make-up and fake blood to look like real injuries. You could see a bloody hand print on the inside of the driver's side window. They've even placed fake skin and skin cells on the hood of the car; anything to make it seem more real to really send a message to the students watching.

The first responders wanted the drill to be as realistic as possible; they even called for a medical helicopter to participate.

State Trooper Brigham Jones based in Clarksville says this six-county area will see several prom night crashes similar to this.

Jones says, "We're just doing it to make the youth of Conway County aware of the consequences of drinking and driving and what can happen to them with underage drinking."

All those gathered hoped if one life can be saved from this; it was well worth it.



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