One fatality, one injury, one jailed following mock accident at JCD School
Josh Barnett - Sports Editor

If the students at Jac-Cen-Del High School had wondered about the consequences of drinking and driving, then all of their questions were answered on Tuesday, March 30, during the mock accident in the back parking lot at the high school.

The SADD chapter sponsored the mock accident to show the entire student body what happens during a drunk driving car crash and the consequences that follow.

Several units from the Ripley County area volunteered for the mock accident including members of the Indiana State Police, Ripley County Sheriff's Department, Osgood Police Department, Osgood Fire Department, Ripley County EMS, Task Unit One, Coroner's Office and the Ripley County Communications Center.

The units followed normal procedure to cut two students out of one car and the state police ran a field sobriety test on the student that was acting as the drunk driver. Rescue 69 "transported" one of the injured students and the fire department used the Jaws of Life to cut the students from the car.

After the crash was over, one student was pronounced dead, one was taken to the hospital and one to jail. Several speakers spoke to the students to let them know that although the crash they saw was fake, it does happen and a lot of the time there is alcohol involved.

The students acting in the crash were SADD members Amy Fry, Wes Schmeltz and Daniel Leonetti. Oth
ers that helped were Janice Hosmer and Janet Rohls doing make up; Carl's Automotive provided the cars; Andrew Vollmer helped with the sound system; Neal's Funeral Home, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Harmeyer and Ryan Ahlrich were also instrumental in helping with the mock accident.

The reason for the mock accident is to hopefully keep students from drinking on prom night, which is this Saturday, April 3. The SADD group will also be having a prom promise signing Friday morning during school for students to promise to be drug and alcohol free on prom night.

JOSH BARNETT PHOTO

Members of Task Unit One and Osgood Fire Department, demonstrate their skills of cutting someone out of a crashed vehicle at this mock accident scene at Jac-Cen-Del High School on Tuesday morning. The event was sponsored by JCD SADD chapter in hopes of preventing students from drinking and driving Saturday night when they attend prom activities.