Mock Crash Wi-Hi

* In Wicomico County alone there were 473 crashes involving drivers who between the ages of 16-21. One of these crashes resulted in a fatality.

To combat these statistics, the Wicomico Highway Safety Task Force is hosting a “Mock Crash” at Wicomico High School and seniors from Mardela High School will also be attending. This event is scheduled for April 22, 2010 and will begin at 8:20 am and will show the effects of drinking and driving and of not wearing a seat belt.

In a “Mock Crash” two cars are placed as if they have crashed and local agencies such as the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, Salisbury City Police, Salisbury Fire Dept and MSP Aviation respond as if the crash is real. Students will get to see what really happens at a crash scene. They will even see a crash victim taken away in a hearse.
Immediately following the crash, there will be an assembly in the auditorium where local people including Sheriff Mike Lewis will speak about how crashes have impacted their lives.

Prom season starts this weekend. The hope is that this demonstration will have an impact on the students who watch it and the ones who hear about it from their friends.

* according the University of Maryland Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Services.