Graphic Crash Reenactment Used to Deter Prom-goers from Drinking, Driving

In an effort to deter drinking and driving during prom season, two high schools in the Rockwood School District played host to a graphic reenactment of a two-car crash scene on prom night caused by alcohol.

The Rockwood’s Drug-Free Coalition teamed up with local emergency responders and business owners for the recent demonstrations at Eureka and Marquette high schools. Additionally, the coalition is partnering with St. Louis County police who will be on "party patrol" following Saturday's Rockwood Summit prom.  

The attached video is a glimpse of Marquette's recent "Shattered Dreams" crash reenactment. It included representatives from the Monarch Fire Protection District, Chesterfield and St. Louis County police departments, ARCH Air Medical Service and .

About 300 juniors and seniors watched intently as police and firefighters arrived on the scene, assessed the situation and took the necessary actions to remove the victims from the cars. Six students in Marquette’s Theater Club played the roles of the accident victims. During the demonstration, Roger Morris, a fire inspector with Monarch, gave students a play-by-play account of what emergency responders were doing and why. 

Rockwood Summit is scheduled to hold a crash reenactment before next year's prom. The high school typically presents the demonstration every other year.