Mock Crash Aims to Make Tartan Students Think Before Prom

Tartan High School's Students Against Destructive Decisions group staged a mock car accident at the school Friday, the day before prom, to get classmates to think about the potential consequences of drinking and driving, and not wearing a seatbelt.

It's something the club does every other year, so each group of upperclassmen sees it once, said Oakdale Fire Chief Jeff Anderson.

Oakdale Police Department investigator and Tartan school resource officer Barry Smith narrated as events at the accident unfolded. In the scenario, the driver of a car of four prom-goers who had been drinking veers into another lane and hits a car with two parents and a young boy inside.

The wrecked cars were provided by Twin Cities Towing, Anderson said.

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