Students learn the consequences of drinking and driving

Inglemoor students and staff watch as emergency workers demonstrate the effects of a DUI crash

By Terri Jones, Northshore Fire

KENMORE - On Friday, May 7 at 9:45 am, the Northshore Fire Department and Inglemoor High School teamed up to prepare students to make better choices about driving or riding with someone under the influence of alcohol, the consequences of which can drastically change the life of a teenager forever.

Northshore Fire Department, Airlift NW, Kenmore Police, King County Sheriffs, Shoreline Medic One, Rural Metro and AMR Ambulance Services, and Jim’s Northgate Towing provided the senior class of Inglemoor High School, on the weekend before their senior prom, with a powerful and convincing presentation intended to make the students stop and think about their future and the choices they will have to make. 

 

Through a highly visual and realistic demonstration, students witnessed a staged vehicle crash involving two vehicles filled with several high school classmates and the subsequent rescue efforts by emergency response personnel. Following the dramatization, a speaker addressed the senior class about a personal choice that led to lifelong emotional, physical, and financial consequences.

This is the thirteenth year that the Northshore Fire Department has organized the drill for Inglemoor High School seniors.

Northshore Fire serves the citizens of Kenmore and Lake Forest Park
Photos by Steven H. Robinson