5/14/14 - Pinckney High School students witnessed a grim display last week as a reminder not to abuse substances or drive drunk around prom. Senior Jordan Tyler, part of the student-led anti-drug group It Stops With Students, arranged for a mock accident to take place at the school on Thursday. The demonstration included two badly-damaged vehicles with student actors pretending to be injured inside. The student body watched as the Putnam Township Fire Department, Hamburg Township Fire Department, Hamburg Police, Pinckney Police, the Sheriffâs Department, and Livingston County EMS responded to the scene and treated it like a real accident, extricating students with the Jaws of Life and declaring two of them dead. A Survival Flight helicopter also responded to the scene and pretended to take another student away for treatment. Tyler says the mock accident was meant to show students the importance of avoiding substance abuse and drunk driving, with prom scheduled for the following day and graduation coming up. She says the mock accident left a big impression on the other students. She adds that no accidents involving Pinckney High School students took place before or after prom. (TD)
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