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Pizza Party turns into real-life learning experience
Students witness simulated drunken driving accident aftermath
By: Frank Eslinger
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: News
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Students attending the Carey Hall "Pizza Party" Wednesday were in for a shock when they were led outside to a simulated aftermath of a drunken driving accident.
Students stood and watched as paramedics moved about the wreckage while Richard Clark, Mount Pleasant Fire Department driver operator, told students about the procedure with drunken driving accidents.
"Lives are destroyed by drunk driving," he said.
The scene depicted a crumpled red two-door with the passenger lying on the ground in front of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was still in the totaled wreck. A gray Cadillac with its left front bumper crushed it sat nearby with its mock drunken driver and passenger behind it being questioned by the police.
Clark thought the program was a good idea, and was a great way to educate students about the reality of the situation.
"Drunk driving can have long-term effects. It destroys lives in more ways than one. This program is great because there is a shock factor involved," he said. "This is a serious thing, we're demonstrating the real potential for fatalities."
The pizza party put on as a part of the RHA's "Sober In October" events. The program was designed to educate students and give them something fun to do without alcohol.
Stephen Repicky said he was surprised when he came to the event and witnessed the simulated aftermath.
"I thought it would be pizza and games, I definitely didn't expect a mock car crash," the Grosse Pointe freshman said. "Drunk driving - it's just not worth it."
Fraser senior Stephanie Rosolino, an event organizer, acted as the victim in the simulation.
She said her goal was get people to realize the reality of the situation by using the mock accident.
"It's important for people to see it like this," said the Carey Hall residence assistant. "We always get preached at about this stuff, this shows it in a whole new light."
Brighton freshman Jennifer Slack said she attended the event for the free pizza but got more out of it than she bargained for.
"This shows how real it can be," she said. "Life can change in a split second. It puts things into perspective, it really can happen to you."
Representatives from the Mount Pleasant Fire Department, CMU Police Department and the Clark Funeral Home, 114 S. Bradley St., were on hand and willing to put on the demonstration.
Rosolino acted as the driver of the victim car during the simulation.
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Students stood and watched as paramedics moved about the wreckage while Richard Clark, Mount Pleasant Fire Department driver operator, told students about the procedure with drunken driving accidents.
"Lives are destroyed by drunk driving," he said.
The scene depicted a crumpled red two-door with the passenger lying on the ground in front of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was still in the totaled wreck. A gray Cadillac with its left front bumper crushed it sat nearby with its mock drunken driver and passenger behind it being questioned by the police.
Clark thought the program was a good idea, and was a great way to educate students about the reality of the situation.
"Drunk driving can have long-term effects. It destroys lives in more ways than one. This program is great because there is a shock factor involved," he said. "This is a serious thing, we're demonstrating the real potential for fatalities."
The pizza party put on as a part of the RHA's "Sober In October" events. The program was designed to educate students and give them something fun to do without alcohol.
Stephen Repicky said he was surprised when he came to the event and witnessed the simulated aftermath.
"I thought it would be pizza and games, I definitely didn't expect a mock car crash," the Grosse Pointe freshman said. "Drunk driving - it's just not worth it."
Fraser senior Stephanie Rosolino, an event organizer, acted as the victim in the simulation.
She said her goal was get people to realize the reality of the situation by using the mock accident.
"It's important for people to see it like this," said the Carey Hall residence assistant. "We always get preached at about this stuff, this shows it in a whole new light."
Brighton freshman Jennifer Slack said she attended the event for the free pizza but got more out of it than she bargained for.
"This shows how real it can be," she said. "Life can change in a split second. It puts things into perspective, it really can happen to you."
Representatives from the Mount Pleasant Fire Department, CMU Police Department and the Clark Funeral Home, 114 S. Bradley St., were on hand and willing to put on the demonstration.
Rosolino acted as the driver of the victim car during the simulation.
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