A
visual demonstration will hopefully prevent Kate Andrews High School students
from getting in a collision on one of the deadliest long weekends in our
province.
The
Coaldale and district emergency services along with the Lethbridge Regional
Police showing students the danger of being in a collision and how much effort
and resources go into saving someone’s life.
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About 4 hundred students saw how crews remove injured people from a car, use the
jaws of life, a roll over simulator and how an air bag deploys.
Coaldale fire chief Andy Van Rijn says even though most young adults have been
told to not drink and drive, this event reiterates the message.
For grade 12 student Haley Van Rijn, she says it’s important for students like
herself to see firsthand what could happen if they choose to drink and drive.
“When
you see the scenario in front of you, you remember it and you stop thinking your
invincible and that it couldn’t happen to you.”
Statistics show that people between the ages of 14 and 24 are most at risk,
something Van Rijan hopes can be changed through more demonstrations.
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