Prom season begins with fake accidents
Pennsyvania Conemaugh Township area high school students held a fake car accident with local emergency medical services, police and fire departments to inform students about the consequences of drunken driving. Their prom was approaching and Shannon Hahl with Students Against Destructive Decisions or SADD, wanted them to be aware of the choices they make. SADD is a student organization set up to inform students about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. SADD member Jen Mlaker said the program was free for the school and consists of volunteer workers who want to demonstrate the response effort to a vehicle accident. The demonstration included volunteers from Conemaugh Township's emergency medical services, police and fire departments along with nearby firefighters outside the Township. Approximately 600 students gathered around the school parking lot to watch the demonstration as police cars, ambulances and fire trucks arrived at the scene. The student actors were tended to by firefighters and medical workers and placed into ambulances. During the response, a helicopter arrived and landed in the field next to the high school. Students watched as medical workers placed one student onto a stretcher and carried him to the helicopter.
