Thursday afternoon, at around 1:30-2:30, the air will be filled with the sounds of sirens blaring and a helicopter landing. It will all take place at the Eden Valley Elementary School, and it’s all an educational practice drill.
Grades 9-12 at Eden Valley-Watkins High School will attend the mock crash. One car will be a roll-over, and there will be young children acting as “victims” (which is why younger grades won’t be attending the exercise).
What’s the point? Mock crashes demonstrate for young and future drivers the realities of traffic accidents. Property is damaged, people are injured and sometimes killed. And it can happen to anyone, any time.
Spring, prom time, graduation parties … young people are out driving more and can easily become distracted. The mock crash is a dramatic reminder to pay attention driving, and to use good judgment.
No one wants to get that late-night call or knock on the door that there’s been a tragic accident.
Please, everyone, drive carefully!
Mock crash scheduled at E.V. Elem.
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