DALLAS — Woodrow Wilson High School presented a realistic dramatization of the possible consequences of underage drinking and driving known as the Shattered Dreams Program on April 26. The car crash was not real but the message definitely was: drinking and driving can have horrible, far-reaching consequences.
The purpose of the event was to demonstrate the horrific aftermath that drinking and driving can cause. The hope is to discourage students from drinking and driving, especially with the upcoming prom season. The two-vehicle accident was in front of the school. Students acted as injured and killed passengers as classmates watched. Dallas Fire Rescue and Dallas ISD Police covered two student “victims” with plastic sheets and worked to medically stabilize survivors. One student was loaded into a ground ambulance, while another was put into a rescue helicopter. Two students were also “arrested” at the scene.
Before the staged accident, Woodrow students watched a video that simulated the party where the drivers became intoxicated. After the wreck, students returned to the auditorium to watch a video that showed the students afterward, including one who was paralyzed and in a wheelchair.
