PRCDHS students observe the mock crash in front of the High School last week. Broadus Volunteer Firefighters work to extricate a mock injured person, while Sheriff's Deputies and Broadus First Responders work with another casualty.
During a mock crash at the school, "driver" Ronnie Richards receives a breathalyzer test from MHP Patrolman Matt Zellers, after wrecking into a tree. Sheriff's Department Deputies Adam Gronning and Brenden Stevenson are shown assisting Zellers. In the drill, one of Richards' passengers was "killed", and another "severely injured". PRCDHS students watched the ambulance, police, and BVFD response to the incident; which made for a learning experience for all.
A mock car crash was conducted last Thursday in front of the High School, as both a training aid for local first responders, and as a demonstration to the teens who watched the incident on the dangers of intoxicated driving.
In the demonstration, high school students Ronnie Richards, Jadyn Traub, and Callie Williams played the driver and two victims. In the scenario, an intoxicated Richards ran into a tree at fairly high speed, crashing his pickup. In the wreck, his two passengers, Traub and Williams, were pinned in the vehicle and had to be extricated with the help of the Broadus Volunteer Fire Department's jaws of life. Traub was pronounced dead at the scene, while Williams sustained serious injuries including a spinal fracture, permanently injuring the young lady. Jadyn's corpse was covered in a sheet and transported from the scene, while Callie was loaded in the ambulance on a stretcher.
Meanwhile, the Broadus Sheriff's Department helped to secure the scene, while Montana State Highway Patrol Trooper Matt Zellers walked the relatively unharmed Ronnie Richards through the process of a field sobriety test and breathalyzer, before handcuffing him and hauling him to "jail" for his crimes, which he would remember the rest of his days – killing one passenger and permanently injuring another due to his negligence.
Pastor Nick Knoblauch read an account of what was transpiring to the collected crowd of students and faculty, to better allow them an idea on what was going on in the scenario.
After the scenario played out, the students gathered around to discuss the event. The three role players, costumed with makeup around their eyes and on their faces which resembled the bruising in an actual accident, described their experiences.
Jadyn Traub said the experience was "exciting and eye opening," while Callie Williams said: "It was scary, I was shaking." Ronnie Richards also experience a range of emotions from the incident, noting especially that "I don't want to be in handcuffs ever again."
Overall, the First Responders and students all seemed happy about the training scenario – good training and an eye opening experience for young drivers.
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