Agencies hosting mock car crash in Massena May 8

MASSENA, N.Y. (WWTI) – Massena Central High School, Massena Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Massena Police Department and St. Lawrence County STOP-DWI Program will be sponsoring a Mock DWI Crash at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 8.

The event will be in the parking lot in front of Massena Central High School. A Mock DWI Crash dramatizes the severe consequences of drinking and driving and promotes a “safe and sober message” for students, which is particularly poignant during prom and graduation events.

According to a press release from St. Lawrence County STOP-DWI, roughly 42% of all individuals killed due to impaired driving were between the ages of 18 and 25 years old in the county in 2022. Nationally, the leading cause of deaths for youths ages 15-20 is motor vehicle crashes.

The release added the “objective is to illustrate the possible consequences when people choose to drink and then to drive. The simulation highlights the fire rescue and emergency medical system at work as well as police performing field sobriety testing and arrest procedures.”

The rain date in Thursday, May 9.

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