Comstock Park High School transformed its parking lot into a sobering scene Wednesday afternoon—staging a realistic car crash demonstration to drive home the deadly consequences of distracted driving.
Rain that dominated the morning hours eased up enough to allow the student body to gather in the lot to witness the elaborate simulation which involved the Plainfield and Alpine township fire departments, Kent County Sheriff’s deputies, Life EMS, Rockford Ambulance, and AeroMed.
Student actors played crash victims, depicting three seriously injured occupants and one fatality. The demonstration culminated with a mock funeral service, complete with eulogy and slideshow, designed to show students the ultimate price of poor driving decisions…