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1750 2010-09-13 Troop B Holy Cross High School Hosts an Impaired Driving Mock Crash
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

TROOP B- NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Date: September 13, 2010

Holy Cross High School Hosts an Impaired Driving Mock Crash

Troop B- On Wednesday, September 15, 2010, students from Holy Cross High School will participate in a Mock Crash involving impaired driving. The Mock Crash will take place at 8:10 AM at Holy Cross High School, located at 5500 Paris Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70122. Students involved will act out a fatal crash scene scenario in front of their peers, allowing the students to see first-hand how drinking and driving affects everyone involved. Parents of the students will also be playing parts in this scenario. The Mock Crash will emphasize the dangers and consequences of drinking and driving, the usage of seat belts and the emotional suffering families endure when a fatal crash occurs in reality.

Numerous state and local agencies will be providing their expertise to ensure the safety of everyone involved. Interim LSU Public Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center, Louisiana State Police, New Orleans EMS, and the New Orleans Coroner’s Office will also participate in the scenario. Personnel from each agency will be available to answer all of the student’s questions at the conclusion of the event.

This education by participating agencies is an effort to reduce the number of underage DWI’s, serious injury crashes and fatal crashes. Programs, such as the Mock Crash, teach our youth the importance of making sound decisions throughout the course of their lives.

**All media outlets are invited to attend this event. **


For more information contact:

Trooper Melissa Matey
Public Affairs Unit
Louisiana State Police – Troop B
Office: (504) 471-2780
Melissa.matey@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org
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