Crime & Safety
Lakes High School Students Learn the Consequences of Drinking and Driving
High school students are reminded of safety and smart judgment related to prom night and other underage milestone celebrations.
The twisted metal of two broken vehicles lay strewn over the roadway. The chaos and horror of tragedy is punctuated by screams of pain and desperation. Itβs a grisly and gory scene that worsens as the emergency crews discover those involved in this crash are students from Lakes High School.
They're headed home from prom night.
The odor of alcohol is evident. Empty beer cans lie on the ground beside their crushed car. The driver begs, desperately, for forgiveness from his friend as he is blamed for killing their good friend. Alcohol, lack of a seatbelt, inexperience and high speeds add up to one person critically injured, one dead, one arrested, and many lives changed forever.
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This is the scene that was created on the West Pierce Fire & Rescue Training Center on Wednesday for the 2011 graduating class at Lakes High School. The graduating class wants β not only their classmates β but everyone to know that crashes are preventable . They're goal hosting this assembly was to simulate the reality of their choices. West Pierce, Lakewood Police, Lakewood Towing , Mountain View Funeral Home, teachers and students from Lakes High School created the most realistic scene possible.
The bottom line in any situation is to not let friends drink and drive. Use proper judgement and remember that all it takes is one bad mistake behind the wheel.
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